Lighted Poinsettia
by Kathy White
Title
Lighted Poinsettia
Artist
Kathy White
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The poinsettia is a staple in the Christmas season. It is particularly well known for its red and green foliage and is widely used in Christmas floral displays. The colored bracts—which are most often flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, pink, white or marbled—are often mistaken for flower petals because of their groupings and colors, but are actually leaves.
The plant's association with Christmas began in 16th century Mexico, where legend tells of a young girl who was too poor to provide a gift for the celebration of Jesus' birthday. The tale goes that the child was inspired by an angel to gather weeds from the roadside and place them in front of the church altar. Crimson "blossoms" sprouted from the weeds and became beautiful poinsettias. From the 17th century, Franciscan friars in Mexico included the plants in their Christmas celebrations. The star-shaped leaf pattern is said to symbolize the Star of Bethlehem, and the red color represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. In Spain it is known as "Flor de Pascua", meaning "Easter flower". In both Chile and Peru, the plant became known as "Crown of the Andes".
This lighted Poinsettia plant in a bright red pot was photographed in a Christmas light park. We thought it would make a striking Christmas photo or greeting card.
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November 26th, 2012
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Comments (8)
Kathy White
Thank you David Dehner for your feature of my Lighted Poinsettia in our group ABC Group. I enjoy this group and it's new and changing themes.
Sue Jenkins
Kathy this is a great image and would make a lovely card. That is a lot of lights. Voted
Cheryl Hardt
Really nice! Most of that info in the description was new to me--very interesting. I did realize that the red part was really leaves -- if you knew my mother this would be self-explanatory. :-) V/f.
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