The holiday season is upon us and decorating is in the air. While each year we seem to get more options for holiday plants, few can top the popularity of the poinsettia. While the red poinsettia is ...

I recently stirred the Facebook pot a bit and asked people's opinions of the newer poinsettia colors, like orange, bright blue and lavender. Never let it be said that gardeners don't relish a good ...

FORT WORTH, Texas | Feeling a little blue this holiday season? So, it seems, are poinsettias. If you're not tied to tradition, the blue poinsettia can be a cool modern twist on the popular holiday ...

Stores long have exploited the impulse buyer; checkout lanes are lined with Whoppers and Dots, and shirtless hunks beam dreamily from the cover of tabloid magazines. But for three months a year, the ...

When the Christmas season arrives, people like to go big red with poinsettias. Hy-Vee sells “hundreds” of the red-flowered plants this time of year, says floral manager Shannon Ahlman. Roses for You ...

Poinsettias are the nation s top-selling potted plant. Their traditional red, white or pink blooms are among the most beloved seasonal sights. But some people find the predictable poinsettia a bit ...

The poinsettia is the most popular holiday plant in the United States. Primarily, that’s because of their colorful bracts (look like leaves), and the tiny yellow flowers in the center, called cyathia.

Many traditional accessories to the holiday season come from far-flung places around the world. Poinsettias, for example, had their roots in an Aztec folk story. St. Nicholas originated in Northern ...

Blue poinsettias. Rosemary topiaries. Boxwood trees. Some truly unnatural plant gifts show up around garden centers, flower shops and other stores as holiday gifts this time of year. Which make the ...

Q: A friend gave me a poinsettia last year, and I’ve kept it alive since then. This year, she gave me a new one, and now I can see how shabby I’ve let the old one become! It’s leggy and only has a few ...