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Plants make great gifts for Christmas giving At the holiday season apit is time to consider proaches giving plants for Christmas gifts to the gardeners in your life They make excellent Christmas gifts besides being popular with most In this article are some people popular plants that can be used for' gifts and suggestions for caring for them Azalea: Azalea flowers will last up to six weeks in the home if Plants must properly cared for not be permitted to dry out and they must have completely Indirect bright light to maintain Azaleas quality and longest life will drop leaves readily if kept in darkness or low light They are also subject to foliage drop when to fruits in dose proximity particularly apples due to the production of ethylene by tha fruits Wither with a mixture of teaspoon of vinegar per quart of JENSEN DRUG Your Quality Christmas Store FEATURING Ambasador Cards Russ Plush Novelties Christmas Plates Candles Decorations Russell Stover Candies Electric Razors Max Factor Timex & Lorius Watches Deseret Book Covenant Recording Bookcraft soil Toys Curling Irons Hair Dryers Mens & Ladies Cologne Amity Leather Products Have a Green Christmas! 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Enter our Free Drawing for a Giant Christmas Stockingll DRUG - commended Failure of for African light etc Poinsettia will last for extended periods if properly cared for (not poisonous) Violets the small buds to continue to develop is usually caused by insufficient light Watering problems are the same as Ornamental Pepper: The decorative red elongated fruits of this plant are usually very “hot" if eaten but they are not poisonous (as widely believed) Leaf and those described for African Violets Always use room temperature water because cold water will cause yellowish blotches on the leaves within 72 hours Overwatering or water left standing in the crown for several hours can cause a crown rot Jerusalem Cherry: No severe problems or limitations are associated with Jerusalem Cherry Leaf and fruit drop may occur under extremely low lighting or if the soil medium becomes completely dry W ith proper attention to lighting fruit drop may occur under exor tremely conditions Plants are short lived in the home because they have a low tolerance for warm temperatures Gunnison Gloxinias bright indirect light will burn the foliage do Full best in sunlight but gloxinias 1335 Disposal & Landfill PO Box 45 Chester Phone In Utah 84623 436-827- 6 CENTER! 2° clear lisswiJw) set or multi 3 SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR MOMII! 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Skin&tewJring light set b UL use tstea for indooroitdoor bubs dear or COLOR TELEVISIONS to become Handle this plant with extreme because the Reiger Begonia is rather "loose” in habit and leaves stems and flowers are easily broken Powder mildew may also be common care ATTENTION these plants are Fruit of this plant is long lasting not poisonous as is widely believed It has however a bland taste which causes unappetizing the mouth to pucker Poinsettia: Look for plants with green foliage all the way to the soil Select those with the least pollen showing on the true flowers (those red or green button-lik- e parts in the center of the colorful red bracts) Poinsettias need a bright sunny location with temperatures around 65 degrees Do not allow night temperatures to drop below 60 degrees Daytime temperatures above 70 degrees will shorten 50 Light Stt 20 allowed ALL PERSONS LIVING IN GUNNISON - MAYFIELD CENTERFIELD and watering DECORATION longevity Gloxinia: W d light intensities Rieger Begonia: Very bright indirect light or full sun for at least 12 hours is recommended for this plant when it is kept inside Watering should bew thorough and the medium must not be and low ok” m CHRISTMAS LIGHT AND pa JENSEN Main Street well under fluorescent lights at twice the intensity re- Christmas and Easter Cacti: of these two plants are home at the end of flattened stem) and hang downward display them high enough so that the flowers Low can be seen near eye level humidity or drafts may result in flower buds dropping Keep aoi moist but do not overwater Chrysanthemum: Potted chrysanthemums have a wide range of flower color and excellent keeping s quality under unfavorable Flowers will last well'ih If kept at warm temperatures degrees F each night they bloom life Soil should be kept' will last even longer If plants are uniformly moist water when dry good quality they will last from top the touch They are sensitive weeks depending on care to drafts too cool or too warm received Bright indirect light and temperatures sudden temperature increass will dim thorough watering changes improper watering Use plant! the lasting quality which have flowers that are about This ensures that open flowers will become sully opened even under adverse conditions Once portions of the flowers become darkened the plants have begun to lose quality and should not be used Cyclamen: Flowers on this but plant ’are very1 attractive unfortunately the plant does not tolerate warm temperatures Unless cool room temperature! of degrees F are maintained it will degenerate from excessive wilting and failure of flower buds to develop properly Relatively high light requirements and cooler temperatures will increase its As flowers CHRISTMAS IDEAS CONTINUE will do on Oil & garlook f Red velvet bcw adds an elegant touch to Christmas wreath m |