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Ribnitz-Damgarten (dpa / mv) - red, pink, white, cinnamon-colored and of course red and white speckled - in the Möller nursery in Ribnitz-Damgarten (Rostock district) there are thousands of poinsettias waiting for their buyers.
The company has specialized in these plants for more than 30 years, as owner Kerstin Gransow said.
2500 square meters are available for the more than 20,000 plants that are delivered in summer as young plants a few centimeters in size.
Despite the possible variety of colors, customers usually want their star to be classic with the red bracts.
The nursery mostly sells the plants to wholesalers, but there are also many private customers who come every year and pick up their plants themselves.
The poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a perennial plant originally from Mexico, even if it rarely survives Christmas.
Because the conditions that she needs are a bit tricky, Gransow reported.
The sensitive plant shouldn't be too wet and shouldn't stand in the water, but should be kept evenly moist.
Cold air or drafts are also not beneficial.
"But he doesn't want to stand by the heater either."