Holiday Plant History – Why Do We Have Christmas Plants

The holiday season is a time to bring out your festive décor, whether new or treasured heirlooms. Along with the seasonal décor, many of us incorporate holiday plants traditionally given or grown during the season, but have you ever wondered how holiday plants became popular? The history behind Christmas plants is as interesting as the plants themselves. The following holiday plant history answers these questions and delves into why we have Christmas plants. Why Do We Have Christmas Plants? The holidays are a time of giving and there is no nicer gift than that of a seasonal plant, but why do we have Christmas plants? Whose idea was it to decorate a Christmas tree, hang mistletoe, or deem the amaryllis a Christmas bloom? It turns out that there are reasons for growing holiday plants and more often than not these reasons are centuries old. History Behind Christmas Plants Many of […]

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