Today’s Flowers – Poinsettia

Poinsettia 1

Sweetie wanted to get some poinsettias for some friends and family members so we headed out to A New Leaf in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow. It is a not for profit organization that provides, among other things, job training services for individuals with disabilities, and they had Poinsettias in all sorts of colors and patterns.

Pink Poinsettia

There is no such thing as popping in and out of a greenhouse for Sweetie. She is the gardener’s gardener.

Heather and Poinsettias

I think she wanted one of each. We finally picked a few out. Is there anything better than flowers for Christmas? (Or any other occasion?)

Today’s Flowers

Did you know, according to TLC

Poinsettia’a are not toxic.

They are originally from Mexico.

They were introduced to the United States by  Dr. Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first US ambassador to Mexico.

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21 thoughts on “Today’s Flowers – Poinsettia

  1. Sylvia K

    Such beautiful poinsettias and I can understand how they’re hard to resist! And, no, there’s nothing lovelier than flowers for any occasion! Thanks for the interesting info about poinsettias! Hope your weekend is going well — it looks as though it is!!

    Sylvia

  2. Barb

    Great photos, Yogi! Sweetie is a wonderful bloom among the Poinsettia. How does one decide? I think I like that multi-colored variety and the red, which is my favorite color. Well, the pink is perfect, too…. PS There is a myth that the poinsettia is poisonous, but I don’t think that is based on fact.

  3. kanak7

    Delightful pictures! We don’t have too many varieties in our part of the world. However the red ones grow really tall and the blooms last till around April. So glad you stopped by my blog.:)

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