page_title: Christmas plants
hierarchical_section_title: Christmas plants
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Kranz als adventlichen Schmuck einer Haustür
context_page_description: Christmas plants are various flowers or vegetation from garden plants associated with the festive season of Christmas.
  There are many different plants used around the world during Christmas. Beyond Christmas flowers, there are also Christmas foods, and Christmas drinks, that use traditional plants. There are also a wide variety of plants that include "Christmas" in their common name.
  Logs specifically are used in the following Christmas traditions:
  yule log from the United Kingdom
  Tio de Nadal from the Catalan region of Spain
  Chichilaki from European Georgia
  Badnjak or Veseljak from the Balkans
  Other plants used in Christmas celebration:
  ivy because leaves symbolize eternity and resurrection
  mistletoe
  holly
  poinsettia
  radish; large radishes are carved and used for Noche de Rabanos in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
  olive branches for peace in the coming year
  cattail or bulrush for prosperity
  wheat sheaves for prosperity and plenty
  opium poppy pods for prosperity
  pomegranates for prosperity
  Christmas cactus, also known as orchid cactus, often blooms around Christmas time.
context_section_description: Christmas plants are various flowers or vegetation from garden plants associated with the festive season of Christmas.
  There are many different plants used around the world during Christmas. Beyond Christmas flowers, there are also Christmas foods, and Christmas drinks, that use traditional plants.  There are also a wide variety of plants that include "Christmas" in their common name.
  Logs specifically are used in the following Christmas traditions:
  yule log from the United Kingdom
  Tio de Nadal from the Catalan region of Spain
  Chichilaki from European Georgia
  Badnjak or Veseljak from the Balkans
  Other plants used in Christmas celebration:
  ivy (Hedera helix) because leaves symbolize eternity and resurrection
  mistletoe
  holly
  poinsettia 
  radish; large radishes are carved and used for Noche de Rabanos in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico 
  olive branches for peace in the coming year (Israel)
  cattail or bulrush for prosperity (Taiwan)
  wheat sheaves for prosperity and plenty (Bulgaria)
  opium poppy pods (dried, yet still full of seed) for prosperity (Eastern Europe)
  pomegranates for prosperity (Middle East)
  Christmas cactus, also known as orchid cactus, often blooms around Christmas time.  There are a number of different cactus species sold as "Christmas cactus" including Schlumbergera opuntioides, Schlumbergera kautskyi, and Schlumbergera microsphaerica.
  Christmas rose can be any of the following:
  Helleborus ssp., especially Helleborus niger
  a species of hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla
  Serissa foetida (also known as "snow rose" or "winter rose") originally from tropical regions of Asia; cultivated Serissa often blooms during the winter.
  Christmas tree is applied to a number of plants:
  pohutukawa tree in New Zealand, as its bright red flowers usually appear in December.
  Nuytsia floribunda (Australian Christmas tree)
  fir, spruce, pine, balsam or other evergreen trees decorated for Christmas
  Christmas wreath as wreaths made from:
  spruce, pine or cedar branches
  pinecones from evergreen trees
  holly berries or branches
  Christmas bush is used for: 
  Correa, a genus of Australian plants with distinctive bell shaped
  Chromolaena odorata
  Ceratopetalum gummiferum - New South Wales Christmas bush, ornamental tree.
  Prostanthera lasianthos - Victorian Christmas bush.
  Christmas bells is applied to:
  Sandersonia ssp.  A genus of South African plants.
  Blandfordia ssp., including Blandfordia punicea, known as the Tasmanian Christmas bell.
  Alstroemeria pulchella, known as the New Zealand Christmas bell
  Other plants with "Christmas" in their name include:
  "Christmas costus" (Costus chartaceus)
  "Christmas fern" (Polystichum acrostichoides)
  "Christmas moss" (Vesicularia montagnei)
caption: A holiday wreath
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