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Flower of the Holy Night. How an ancient Aztec bloom became the most popular plant on Earth.
Poinsettias have become the festive flowers of choice throughout Europe, but their roots are on the other side of the ocean, in the Aztec Kingdom of North and Central America, where it was highly prized by Kings Netzahualcoyotl and Montezuma. Known in Chile and Peru as The Crown of the Andes, the poinsettia is actually…
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Online plant-parents fuel market boom: here are the plant-influencers to follow this season.
Social media influencers are making plants their priority in this new age of regreening our lives, and from October on, the poinsettia takes centre stage. A massive boom in houseplant ownership is being fuelled by a combination of growing urbanisation and a global crisis followed by lockdowns, which resulted in huge numbers of people working…
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Simple craft projects with poinsettias On-trend upcycling decorations for the festive season
Inexpensive, individual and sustainable – the upcycling trend is growing. We present three simple upcycling projects with poinsettias that are guaranteed to attract attention.
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Poinsettias through the ages: loved by young and old.
Not just for silver surfers, these exotic seasonal plants can be embraced by young and old alik. Whilst they have been prevalent for centuries across the whole of society in their native Mexico, poinsettia’s long association with Christmas tradition means they have tended to be favoured by an older consumer demographic. For many people across…