Christmas Flowers
Festive holiday flowers
Christmas flowers have been important holiday traditions for quite a while. There are a wide range of flowers that are considered Christmas flowers, such as the orchid cactus, the Christmas rose and the mistletoe. However, the most widely accepted flower of this festive time is the poinsettia.
Poinsettias
The poinsettia dates back to Aztec times where they considered it a symbol of purity. Although we know it as a short-lived potted plant, in its native southern climate it is a shrub that grows up to ten feet tall. Christians settling the Americas adopted the poinsettia as the official Christmas Eve flower, since the blooming of the flower coincides with the holiday season.
Did you know that the colorful part of the poinsettia is not actually the flower, but rather modified leaves? The flowers themselves are small and inconspicuous, in the center of the red bract. Look for poinsettia plants that have little or no yellow pollen showing on these tiny flowers to ensure freshness. In addition to the traditional red crown, poinsettias are now available in white, pink and variegated styles. In fact, there are over 100 poinsettia varieties.
There is something very cheery about having these flowers around your home around the festive period. The color is the exact shade one would want in the home; the enamoring red is definitely easy to fall in love with, so much so that one could easily want to have them around all year long instead of just the Christmas period. And who could blame them? These flowers are simply adorable. They also make great early Christmas gifts to loved ones. They are surprisingly easy to manage even for the novice.
Send Christmas Flowers
There are many other applications to use Christmas plants as gifts. You might send Christmas flowers to far-away relatives, to let them know you’re thinking of them over the holidays. The holiday cheer that fresh flowers can bring is unmatched, and just a glance at a beautiful holiday flower arrangement is sure to put a smile on anyone’s face. For many people, holiday decorations are not complete without Christmas flowers.
