Flowers Christmas

Special days like Christmas should be well-adorn by beautiful and fragrant flowers of every kind and color. There are a lot of florists who do custom-made flower arrangements for all occasions. There are selections of flowers that are linked with Christmas. Among all others, the Mexican Poinsettia which is traditionally used for Christmas decorations add charisma to the cheerful occasion. Poinsettia is the local flower of Mexico and is quite known by a number of names like ‘Flower of the Holy Night’, and ‘Flame Leaf’ and sometimes called as ‘Christmas flower’, and ‘Lobster flower’. These flowers look delicate in their bright red shade yet finding them in other colors like white and pink is also a common sight. The star-shaped bracts are supposed to represent the Star of Bethlehem. It has been named to honor the previous US ambassador of Mexico, Dr. Joel R. Poinsett who brought the flower to the United States when he came back home in 1835 from his ambassadorship. Legend has it that Dr. Poinsett had such strong affection for the flower that he committed the last years of his life to making the “poinsettia”, a worldwide symbol for Christmas.