THE COLOURS of THE FESTIVE SEASON... POINSETTIA
#AbFav_DECEMBER
I'm quite traditional for festive season, green and red are THE colours for me, of course with some silver and some gold, often white included, all depending on my creative mood...
This Poinsettia is a Euphorbia pulcherrima.
The ‘flower’ is in the centre.
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 symbolise the Star of Bethlehem, and the red colour represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus...
Where I come from, we call this a 'Christmas Star'
There is a common misconception that the poinsettia is highly toxic.
This is not true; it is mildly irritating to the skin or stomach and may sometimes cause diarrhoea and vomiting if eaten.
As with all Euphorbias, they bruise easily and give off a white 'milk' when broken, so those sensitive to latex may suffer an allergic reaction.
For December I'll upload images to do with the festive season.
This is going to be many different things as you can see...
I wish you all the very best, and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments and faves. Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)
For more: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
THE COLOURS of THE FESTIVE SEASON... POINSETTIA
#AbFav_DECEMBER
I'm quite traditional for festive season, green and red are THE colours for me, of course with some silver and some gold, often white included, all depending on my creative mood...
This Poinsettia is a Euphorbia pulcherrima.
The ‘flower’ is in the centre.
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 symbolise the Star of Bethlehem, and the red colour represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus...
Where I come from, we call this a 'Christmas Star'
There is a common misconception that the poinsettia is highly toxic.
This is not true; it is mildly irritating to the skin or stomach and may sometimes cause diarrhoea and vomiting if eaten.
As with all Euphorbias, they bruise easily and give off a white 'milk' when broken, so those sensitive to latex may suffer an allergic reaction.
For December I'll upload images to do with the festive season.
This is going to be many different things as you can see...
I wish you all the very best, and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments and faves. Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)
For more: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved