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Merry and Bright: 8 Jolly Christmas Plants
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Poinsettia Cluster of bright red berries and glossy, spiny green leaves of the European holly shrub, Ilex aquifolium. Poinsettia Douglas fir Christmas cactus European mistletoe Spruce cones Christmas rose The Story of Christmas
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Poinsettia
The bright red bracts and tiny yellow flowers of poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima).
Scott Bauer/U. S. Department of Agriculture
Holly
A bough of European holly (Ilex aquifolium).
© pixarno/stock.adobe.com
Poinsettia
Close-up of subtle poinsettia flowers (Euphorbia pulcherrima) and their...
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Douglas fir
A cone-laden Douglas fir tree (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in North Cascades...
© Walter Siegmund
Christmas cactus
A December-blooming Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii).
© Harold Taylor/Oxford Scientific Films
European mistletoe
Semiparasitic European mistletoe (Viscum album) growing on an apple tree.
© Liane M./Fotolia
Spruce cones
Spruce tree (Picea species) laden with female cones.
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Christmas rose
The dainty flowers of the Christmas rose (Helleborus niger).
Archenzo

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The Story of Christmas
Explore the figures, festivals, and folklore of the Christmas season.
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