US (VT): Grower fills greenhouse with popular Christmas plant
It is a visual feast. Poinsettias for as far as the eye can see. There is more than a quarter million square feet of greenhouse space full of these Christmas plants.
"We start the crop in July, that's when we receive the first of our cuttings. We grow about 42,000 poinsettias for the next four weeks. So, it's pretty amazing how many plants we actually sell," said Chris Conant, from Claussen's.
Claussen's not only sells their plants to the public, they also supply florists, garden centers, school groups and churches around the state. According to Conant, it is a crop worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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