Tradition. One of the most common words associated with Christmas. It is a time spent with
family and friends. Christmas brings out the best in people and reminds everyone just how lucky we are to have one another. Christmas represents peace, love and happiness. During this festive season flowers are a perfect gift to give to bring someone a little bit of joy.
Christmas is the number one floral holiday. According to recent holiday sales, flowers are quickly becoming a very popular Christmas gift. Women make up 85% of purchases for floral items for Christmas, with 15% being by men. Of these purchases, 48% are for gifts and 52% are for self.
Poinsettias make up 88% of the flowering plants purchased for Christmas. The most popular being, of course, red.
Poinsettias originated in Mexico. It grows there as shrubs that can get up to ten feet tall.
Poinsettias come in more colors and variations than the ever popular red. Other colors include, white, cream, yellow, pink and peach. Poinsettias can even come striped, marbled, or spotted with contrasting colors.
