Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Poinsettias at the US Botanic Garden

The big draw to the US Botanic Garden at this time of year are the Christmas trains. This year's theme is Roadside Attractions. We visited them and the other Christmas decorations on display in the main hall twice this season. All of the monuments and memorials are made out of plant materials and are surrounded by huge Christmas trees. But in the rear of the building where all the cactus are located, there is another grouping of Christmas decorations that not everyone notices - or walks to. It doesn't get all the press nor attention that the trains do. But it is a beautiful line up of poinsettias that one may be hard pressed to find. Perhaps in a very large flower and plant store you would see a lot of poinsettias. But I don't think you would find the large variety of poinsettias like those at the botanical garden. I thought I read somewhere that there may be thirty diffferent varieties. I think the orange colored leaves were the most unusual. In spite of the fact that it wasn't the busiest area, it was still quite crowded and very warm. So we took a quick spin and snapped several photos. I can't believe Christmas has already come and gone. We are now looking forward to the next display and are lucky enough to get to just walk on over. 


























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