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Local Florist Offers Tips on National Poinsettia Day
The winter holiday season is the number one floral-buying time of the year, according to the Alexandria-based Society of American Florists , a national association for florists and flower growers.
And locally, Carol Chabra agrees. She's the owner of Festival of Flowers , a flower shop at 6933 Telegraph Road. In fact, for her store, open since 1989, business especially blooms in December. “People have winter parties all month long,” she explained.
Chabra reports poinsettias are her top-selling plant this time of year. Poinsettias’ U.S. history dates to 1825, according to SAF. Joel Robert Poinsett, an amateur botanist and the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico, brought some cuttings to his plantation in Greenwood, S.C., from the poinsettias’ native Mexico. Turns out, Dec. 12, the date of his passing, is National Poinsettia Day to honor his memory through the lasting legacy of the poinsettia.
Chabra said SAF research shows, contrary to popular belief, poinsettias are not poisonous to dogs or cats. But like any plants, poinsettias will upset pets’ stomachs. “It is best to avoid the animal having access directly,” cautioned Chabra. “I have my three Boston Terriers in the store every day and I am not concerned about the poinsettias, but I also do not let them chew on any of the plants.”
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