Poinsettia named `268 Marble`

Abstract

This new Poinsettia cultivar, designated `268 Marble`, is a vigorous plant with large, erect, bicolored pink and white flower bracts. Cultivar `268 Marble` is a sport of the red bracted cultivar `268` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,275). `268 Marble`, like its parent `268`, is unique because the flower bracts remain erect and do not droop, even after commercial shipping and handling or as the flowers mature. It always looks "fresh" which adds to its beauty and increases its value as a consumer product. Poinsettia `268 Marble` has the same flowering response time and cultural requirements as its parent `268`.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A new and distinct Poinsettia cultivar, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its large bicolored pink and white, erect flower bracts, and self-branching traits.