Friday, November 18, 2011

Can bees pollinate a Poinsettia flower? can it be cross pollinated by bee?

in -case it can be cross pollinate, is there a change it will vary color of leaves?

Can bees pollinate a Poinsettia flower? can it be cross pollinated by bee?
Yes, bees can pollinate poinsettias -- we do that artificially when we want new varieties of poinsettias. Just about any trait of the plant can be manipulated in this way -- leaves, the actual (yellow) flowers, the colored bracts, the size, etc.


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