According to legend, a humble bouquet of weeds placed by a little Mexican girl at the foot of a nativity scene miraculously burst into brilliant red flowers, and from that moment, the poinsettia became the floral symbol of Christmas.
Red may be the most popular color of the holiday plant, but thanks to plant-friendly spray paint and plant-friendly glitter, it is not the only color.
Not by a long shot.
A Ravens fan? You can have your poinsettia in purple and black. An Orioles fan? You can have it in orange.
"Some people just want it to match their living room," says Kerry Kelley of Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville. She "paints" a couple of hundred poinsettia plants each week between Thanksgiving and Christmas in a rainbow of colors.
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