Team develops new breed of poinsettiaBy Su Meng-chuan and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerA National Chung Hsing University research team on Monday said it has developed a new breed of pink poinsettia, which won the award for best new breed in this year’s poinsettia competition held by the Taiwan Potted Plants Association. The research team, led by department of horticulture assistant professor Chen Yan-ming (陳彥銘), said it developed the breed over seven years. National Chung Hsing University department of horticulture assistant professor Chen Yan-ming on Monday in Taichung poses with pink poinsettias developed by his research team. A pink variety of poinsettia was first grown in Europe in 2000, but Taiwanese growers have not had success growing it locally, he said. The aishen variety on Nov. 18 won the best new breed award at the poinsettia competition, as well as the top prize in the 3-inch and 5-inch non-red poinsettia categories.

Source: Taipei Times December 08, 2020 15:56 UTC