Tag: Equator

When Do “Christmas Pointsettias” Flower South of the Equator?
Jun 3, 2013
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by
tpost
in Africa, Wonder
People in North America like pointsettia flowers at Christmas time, in December. But, there were, in full flower in Mozambique —in May. May has rapidly shortening days of the year in Mozambique, (it gets dark about 5:30 PM) south of the equator. And, pointsettia plants have the internal chemistry that reacts to short days and…