Have a Glimpse on Best Traditional Plants for Christmas

As the festival of Jesus- Christmas is arriving, most of the people are getting busy with the preparations related to this auspicious festival. The festival is being celebrated by associating the Christmas season with the pink cheeks, runny noses and the cold hands. As the ambience of Christmas makes the lively atmosphere in the surroundings in the adverse weather conditions too, people enjoy this festive season with great enthusiasm. To add up more excitement in this festive celebration the contribution of traditional Christmas plants plays a vital role.

So, in order to add up more excitement to your festive season, Moysesflowers.co.uk is presenting the list of best traditional plants that are especially meant for Christmas:

• Poinsettia:

Poinsettia, also known as the Christmas Eve flower is biologically termed as Euphorbia pulcherrima. The flower is indigenous to the Central America and Mexico is available in red and green variants and is popular as one of the most recognizable Christmas plants. They are the most unique flowers whose main attraction are actually the leaves rather than its flowers. 

 

• Christmas Trees:

Christmas Trees, biologically referred as Pinus is one of the most important festive plants of Christmas. It is relatively modern and popular to the British Christmas decoration. It is a tradition of having at least one decorated Christmas tree in each house on the Christmas Eve. 

• Christmas Rose:

Christmas rose is biologically referred as Helleborous Niger that actually is not a rose, but in fact a decorative flower. It is one of the most popular winter-flowering and frost-resistant flowers. Actually, the name originated from an old legend that the flower has sprouted from the tears of the young girl who had no gift to present to Jesus in Bethlehem.

• Amaryllis:

Amaryllis biologically known as Amaryllis belladonna is popularly used as the Christmas centre-piece. Although the plant comes in various different colours that ranges from white to pink to orange and many more that too in a variety of patterns, these are the most attractive option as flowers for the Christmas Eve. In fact, one of the variants also resembles as a Christmas candy cane.

• Mistletoe:

Mistletoe, biologically termed as Viscum album is one of the most common plants that are used for decoration in the festive season. Earlier, the flower has been banned by the Christian church but it has no real evidence. Also, the Druids considered the plant as sacred and for now it provides an excuse for stolen kisses.

• Holly:

Holly, biologically referred as Ilex is formed of bright red berries and green leaves as few plants look it as festive as holly. These plants are found in wreaths as they are pictured on cards and also at the top of the Christmas puddings. Usually, the origin of the holly outlives Christianity symbolizes the everlasting life. Also, the Christians adopted this plant as a symbol of Jesus that promises an everlasting life.

• Ivy:

Ivy is known as Hedera biologically, and for many years has been associated with Christmas. It has stood up with the Holly since several years, as it has a traditional significance.

• Radish:

Radish, biologically termed as Raphanus sativus is also considered as one of the Christmas plants. One of the facts is on 23^rd December; a city named Oaxaca in Mexico celebrates Noche de Rabanos festival- “Night of the Radishes”. While the celebration, these radishes are cut as well as carved into the religious or cultural figures most importantly those that pertains to Christmas. 

 

Thus, these were some of the best traditional plants that have its significance for the Christmas Eve.