Christmas in July- Poinsettia
Luiz Santilli, Denise Gullickson, Laerte Pupo, Valkyrien
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In the United States, Christmas in July is usually used as a marketing tool, rather than an actual holiday celebrated by ordinary people. Some television stations may choose to re-run Christmas specials, although many stores have “Christmas in July” sales.
Poinsettias, (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are closely associated as the Christmas Flower, named after the former US ambassador to Mexico, Dr. Joel R. Poinsett who introduced the flower to the United States. They are also native to southern Mexico and Central America.
Poinsettias come in a lot of different colors: cream, lemon, peach, pink colors and with white-and-gold-splashed leaves. They have names like Monet, Jingle Bells, Cortez burgundy, peppermint, winter rose, plum pudding and marble. There are also more than 100 varieties of poinsettias.
I am trying my best to identify the varieties, this could be Eckespoint Freedom Red
and the closest name I get is “Peppermint Twist”
This could be “Ice Punch”
Egg Nog
How about you? Do you celebrate Christmas in July?
July 5th, 2009 at 6:07 am
Ha! I’ve only seen the red ones….very common here. Never knew there were still other color variations of the flower. Thanks for sharing and the info. Happy Sunday!
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July 5th, 2009 at 7:33 am
woof!
poinsettias are beautiful but do you know that they are poison for dogs like me? that is why we only have fake poinsettias every christmas!
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July 5th, 2009 at 7:39 am
I have read about it and I did a research before I posted this entry. Here is the link about it.
http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/poinsettia.asp
July 5th, 2009 at 7:46 am
Love the closeup of the Freedom Red ( very appropriate this week) and the closeup Peppermint Twist with that vibrant green center!
And, Christmas is not so far away.
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July 5th, 2009 at 7:52 am
Lovely shots of such a great variety of different poinsettas.
July 5th, 2009 at 8:05 am
Oh no – don’t remind me of Christmas yet Ebie!
I am too busy enjoying the little summer we have in this country! But the flowers are beautiful, and they are very common as Christmas flowers. I never buy them, because I really don’t know how to make them last longer than to New Year! I cannot do that to such beautiful flowers!
Have a great day!
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July 5th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Love the Egg Nog and the seas of red. A great Christmas in July display.
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July 5th, 2009 at 8:52 am
What a wonderful variety of poinsettias Ebie. Exquisite! Thank you so much for sharing them.
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July 5th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Happy Christmas!!!!
Yes a few years ago I went to a place that had a exebition on that plant and I saw so many diffrent one – I did not belive they were so many.
/MB
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July 5th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Very pretty! Thanks for sharing.
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July 5th, 2009 at 10:18 am
you have some really beauties here. fun to see them in july.
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July 5th, 2009 at 10:26 am
I made the translation to Finnish and it woked quit well.
No, sorry, I don’t think Christmas yet, but your flowers are googlooking now.
Thanks for sharing. We don’t have so nice flowers even in Christmas that you have in this season.
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July 5th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Christmas flower in July – a bit unusal, but indeed beautiful! Thank you for your visit and greetings from Croatia :-).
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July 5th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Wow, the colors so vivid.
Excellent.
July 5th, 2009 at 11:30 am
woof, ebie!
i checked the link and we will bark about it in the dog forum!
thank you for informing us.
drooly yours.
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July 5th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I like the first two shots a lot. They give a sense of infinite flowers. No, I don’t celebrate Christmas in July. I barely celebrate Christmas as I dislike the commercialization of a religious holiday. However, I know that once I get older and start a family, I may see things differently.
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July 5th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
They are beautiful any time of year! Your photos are wonderful.
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July 5th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
It’s winter here, so its easy!
July 5th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
they bloom here yearly but frost was ahrsh this year..sandy
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July 5th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
I had no idea there were so many colors of Poinsettia, beautiful. I love the peppermint twist and the eggnog. Great post.
SQ
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July 5th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Not used to Xmas in July. Still that Dec girl ;p
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July 5th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
I didn’t know there was so many kinds of this beautiful flower. Here we know only the red.
Good week for you and thanks for visiting my blog.
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July 5th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
wow tita such beautiful flowers. I enjoyed seeing different colors of poinsettia and i love the two-color variety, now i understand what i’ve read about christmas in july, thanks for sharing! mine is up now too!
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July 5th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
These are gorgeous Poinsettias. I love them all.
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July 5th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Hi Ebie,
I am not exactly celebrating Christmas in July, but my poinsetta is blooming. A common red one, I’m sorry to say… Your pictures are lovely.
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July 5th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Wow so many varieties of poinsettia(trying to remember the name).I ‘ve only seen the red kind.pretty and colourful!!
July 5th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Ebie, My poinsetta is blooming in the house – not in my garden! Much too cold here in the Mts for that delicate bloom,though I don’t seem to be able to kill it in the house!
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July 6th, 2009 at 6:04 am
wow what a wonderful different colors of poinsettia flowers. They are so vibrant and beautiful.
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July 6th, 2009 at 6:05 am
what a gorgeous colorful poinsettia flowers. it reminds me of Christmas because they usually bloom during Christmas time.
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July 6th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
These are so beautiful and a lovely reminder that Christmas is really just around the corner. This is the month I SHOULD be starting to make presents :O)
Love the eggnog variety too!
July 6th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Ah! Now I feel significantly cooler. I think I now have icicles on my fingertips.
Nice varieties of poinsettias!
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July 6th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Ebie
I love this flower, every end of year I get a lot of vases of this plant spreading for all my house!
I only knew the kind of red leaves which becomes green after some days!
Wonderful colors, my friend!
Thanks for sharing!
Luiz
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July 7th, 2009 at 6:32 am
A bit hot for Christmas perhaps, but the flowers made up for that.
PS Thank you for the nice comment!
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July 7th, 2009 at 6:48 am
wow what a beautiful series of poinsettia flowers. great post.
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July 7th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Lovely pictures of these gorgeous flowers
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July 8th, 2009 at 2:40 am
I love those with unique colours. I have only one seen colour. The common red.
Anyway, Ebie, would you mind visiting this?
July 8th, 2009 at 6:43 am
That was new to me, “Christmas in July”, never heard about. No, I don’t celebrate X’mas in July, hehe.. But those flowers are wonderful!
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