Here are the fancy ones, as I call them. Some are dyed or painted, and some have glitter.
An old Mexican legend tells the story of Pepita, who had no present to give the baby Jesus at the Christmas eve services. So she picked a small handful of weeds and put them at the bottom of the nativity, feeling embarrassed. Suddenly they burst into red flowers, and ever since then they were called "Flowers of the holy night."
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Wow! I didn't know there are over 100 varieties! I have only seen the bright red ones. I brought one home but it didn't last long.
Oh wow, look at all those beautiful poinsettias? So many different colors too. I shall be buying mine soon. Will you be getting another color beside the traditional red? The blue one with the other colors in the background makes a stunning header.
WOW What a fabulous display
WOW, over 100 varieties. I had no idea. The blue ones are really pretty but when I think poinsettia I think of a red flower
they grow in the ground here, but I tried to grow them twice and they died. have only seen white and red, not the other colors.. had no idea there are so many types. maybe the ones I planted were not the ones that grow here.. the place is really beautiful decorated with all those flowers.. my niece got married the week before Christmas, her wedding was all red and white poinsettas. they had a two story tree made from potted plants.
forgot to say, her decorations cost nothing. the church had decorated for the holidays and she got to use them with only a few things for the tables.
I did not know that legend. That aqua one is gorgeous!
I didn't know there were so many colors of poinsettias. All of them are beautiful.
Flowers of the Holy Night..... WOW---love that story... I love Poinsettias and would have loved to have been with you, seeing that.....I still love the red ones --but there are all kinds of different colors available these days.....
Have a great week.
Hugs,
Betsy
Beautiful plants! I didn't know there were so many varieties. And didn't know they had flowers in the center :-)
Oh wow! I am so glad you let us see that with you. I never knew there was much of variety....funky is neat too
That's a lovely legend and the show looks like it was a lot of fun. I prefer the regular red ones, but fun to see all the varieties.
Oh, that sounds like a fun place to visit. I may be a little old fashioned ,but I really like the plain red poinsettias.
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