Poinsettia Miracle

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

More than any other symbol of Christmas, the poinsettia brings a magical feeling to me and tells me that it’s Christmas time. All the images in this collage were taken in a Loblaws supermarket with a beautiful selection of poinsettias of various colours. I added the greenery image with the Christmas ornament for contrast within the collage.

This really is my favourite Christmas shrub. While red is my favourite colour, I like to put a few of the other colours in with it as well when I’m decorating at Christmas time. The poinsettia takes its name from Joel Roberts Poinsett who was the first U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. I read that he first saw this plant in Taxco and was fascinated by its beauty. This was an interesting piece of information since I have visited Taxco myself. As they say, it’s a small world.

Poinsettia on Late Blooms

Poinsettia Miracle