poinsettias

Red December flowers

Poinsettias is the plural of poinsettia, a plant native to Mexico with large red, pink, or white leaf-like bracts surrounding small yellow flowers.

The plant has become synonymous with Christmas decoration in the United States: The church was filled with poinsettias for the holiday service.

christmas

yuletide

Winter holiday period

holly · mistletoe · stockings · ornaments · gift-giving · candlelight · reindeer · carols · wise men · shepherds

botanical

bracts

Modified leaves near flowers

propagation · cutting · grafting · variegated · hybrid · perennial · tropical · Mexican · Aztec · floriculture

decorative

centerpiece

Decorative table focal point

display · tabletop · mantelpiece · windowsill · potted · artificial · silk · glittered · ribboned · vase

color

crimson

Deep purplish-red shade

  • scarletBright orangish-red color
  • redPrimary color, warm
  • whiteAbsence of pigment

pink · cream · marble · speckled · bicolor · variegated · burgundy · salmon · coral · golden

toxicity

irritant

Source of vexation

  • sapPlant circulatory fluid
  • latexMilky plant-derived polymer
  • allergenicProvoking immune hypersensitivity

pets · nausea · vomiting · skin irritation · contact dermatitis · eye irritation · ingestion · mild · myth · overblown

Categories
Opposites
seasonal/holiday association

poinsettiasEaster lilies

White trumpet flowers for spring

daffodils · cherry blossoms · sunflowers · chrysanthemums · spring flowers

climate/growing conditions

poinsettiassnowdrops

Early spring bulb flowers

edelweiss · winter jasmine · hellebores

Family

poinsettia

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G