poinsettia
Red-bracted holiday plant
A poinsettia is a tropical plant with large red, pink, or white leaf-like bracts surrounding small yellow flowers.
Native to Mexico, it has become the quintessential Christmas decoration in the United States: The lobby was filled with poinsettias for the holidays.
Despite persistent rumors, the plant is not significantly toxic to humans or pets.
Winter nativity celebration
- DecemberYear's final month
- AdventChristmas preparatory season
- festiveCheerfully celebratory
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
nativity · holly · mistletoe · wreath · garland · tinsel · stockings · ornament
Modified leaves near flowers
- shrubSmall woody plant
- cultivarBred plant variety
- perennialRecurring each year
- propagationAct of spreading widely
cutting · greenhouse · nursery · hybridization · variegated · grafted · potted · tropical
Primary color, warm
- scarletBright orangish-red color
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- pinkPale red hue
cream · marbled · speckled · bicolor · burgundy · salmon · peach · Jingle Bells
Decorative table focal point
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- displayPresentation for viewing
- tabletopHorizontal furniture surface
- vaseOrnamental container for flowers
pot · foil-wrapped · ribbon · basket · mantelpiece · entryway · lobby · elegant
Christmas
Winter nativity celebration
seasonal · nativity · holly · mistletoe · wreath · garland · tinsel · stockings · ornament · mantle
bracts
Modified leaves near flowers
propagation · cutting · greenhouse · nursery · hybridization · variegated · grafted · potted · tropical · Mexican
red
Primary color, warm
pink · cream · marbled · speckled · bicolor · burgundy · salmon · peach · Jingle Bells · variegation
centerpiece
Decorative table focal point
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- displayPresentation for viewing
- tabletopHorizontal furniture surface
vase · pot · foil-wrapped · ribbon · basket · mantelpiece · entryway · lobby · elegant · vibrant
milky sap
Opaque plant exudate
- latexMilky plant-derived polymer
- irritantSource of vexation
- dermatitisInflammation of the skin
skin rash · pets · ingestion · nausea · myth · misconception · ASPCA · safety · children · cats
- flowersroses, flower, tulips, daisies, lilies
- holiday decorornaments, garland, wreaths, ornament hooks, garlands
- holiday plantsholly, mistletoe, Christmas cactus, Christmas tree, Christmas rose
- Red Flowersred poppy, red clover, Indian paintbrush, scarlet pimpernel, anthurium
- latex plantsrubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, milkweed, milkweed pod, euphorbia
- spurgesspurge, euphorbia, crown of thorns, fire sticks, dragon bones
poinsettiaEaster lily
White trumpet flower
cherry blossom · marigold · tulip · Fourth of July · chrysanthemum