Pillow Enlarged View Intro
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Name:
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Poinsettia
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Description:
Given as gifts and used for decoration around the holidays, the
Poinsettia evokes the images and warm feelings of Christmas. The
Poinsettia is actually native to southern Mexico and Central America,
where it is a tree up to 30 ft tall. Joel Poinsett, U.S. Ambassador to
Mexico, is said to have introduced it in 1828 to the U.S., where it is
trimmed and kept as a shrub, usually no more than 10 ft tall.
What we commonly think of as the flowers are actually large, often
bright-colored modified leaves (bracts) around the true flowers, which
are bunched in greenish, button-like clusters. These leaves range in
color from white through yellow to pink, salmon, and scarlet.
In Hawaii, as well as in other northern hemisphere tropical climates (or
even indoors) flowering occurs from November through March and is
triggered by shortening days (with lengthening nights). Poinsettia
thrives in Hawaii, especially in cooler, drier areas at mid-elevations
(1500-3000 ft elevation), such as in Kula (Maui) and Kona (Hawaii).
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Size:
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24" x 24"
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Pattern:
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This is the pattern for this pillow.
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Price: $18.00
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Price: $40.00
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