Christmas Stars
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These plants are called poinsettias. They are usually associated with Christmas for Americans. The Christmas variety comes from Mexico, and was brought to America in the early 1800s.
Sometimes it is called the "Christmas Star" or the "Winter Rose." Today it is well known all over the world. I took this picture here in Saitama, Japan.
Until the 1990s, only one family was able to produce these poinsettias as a full and beautiful plant. This family had a secret formula and no one knew how they did it. Then a university research student figured it out, and he published it. Now anyone in the world can grow them like this.
On Christmas, we usually bring one to people in our family. I often wonder if they really want it. Sometimes, we bring one and someone has already brought two or three to them. So, I feel a little guilty dropping off a third or fourth one.
They are rare in Japan, so I guess it is kosher to give them away guilt-free.
These plants are called poinsettias. They are usually associated with Christmas for Americans. The Christmas variety comes from Mexico, and was brought to America in the early 1800s.
Sometimes it is called the "Christmas Star" or the "Winter Rose." Today it is well known all over the world. I took this picture here in Saitama, Japan.
Until the 1990s, only one family was able to produce these poinsettias as a full and beautiful plant. This family had a secret formula and no one knew how they did it. Then a university research student figured it out, and he published it. Now anyone in the world can grow them like this.
On Christmas, we usually bring one to people in our family. I often wonder if they really want it. Sometimes, we bring one and someone has already brought two or three to them. So, I feel a little guilty dropping off a third or fourth one.
They are rare in Japan, so I guess it is kosher to give them away guilt-free.