Annuals, in general, are plants that grow from seeds or cuttings, begin to bloom shortly afterwards, and set seed and eventually die, all in a single growing season. Annuals have many advantages for the home gardener. Most annuals are nearly always in bloom throughout the growing season, from late spring until the first frost in [...]
The Colorful Past of Poinsettias
- by Larry Hurley, Horticulturist
For many people, Christmas decorating is not complete without a beautiful poinsettia from Behnke Nurseries. In the nearly 40 years that Behnke Nurseries has grown poinsettias, we have grown and sold over a million plants. Our poinsettias are grown at our Lothian, Maryland production greenhouses, but, where [...]
Behnke Signature Poinsettias
It isn’t the distinctive brown paper cover, printed with the Behnke name, that makes a Behnke Signature Poinsettia. It’s the serious poinsettia growers at our Lothian Greenhouses who grow the most perfect poinsettias available anywhere. Years ago, before we decided to put the Behnke Nurseries’ name on a poinsettia, we had to [...]
