Dressed Poinsettia: 10 Inch

We size up this dressed poinsettia every year once the season turns, for customers who'd rather anchor a room with one plant than scatter several small ones around it. Ten inches gives our designers enough room to layer ribbon and ornaments the way we picture a proper foyer each December.

At ten inches, this poinsettia is built to anchor a room on its own.

What's Included in This Poinsettia Plant Delivery: One ten-inch poinsettia arrives in a wicker basket, dressed with a ribbon bow and a few small ornaments tucked between the leaves. Ribbon colors vary slightly from batch to batch, but every plant arrives gift-ready the day it leaves our shop.

Red and Green Colors: The bracts turn a deep red as the weather cools, set off by dark green leaves underneath. Those bracts are actually modified leaves wrapped around the plant's tiny true flowers at the center, which is what gives the poinsettia its recognizable look. Growers have also bred a white variety with soft ivory leaves, though the wild plant, native to Mexico and Central America, blooms in this same deep red.

Standard, Deluxe, and Premium Sizes: Every tier comes as one ten-inch poinsettia. Standard keeps the ribbon simple, Deluxe adds a few extra ornaments, and Premium is the most fully dressed of the three, so you can match the level of sparkle to the occasion.

Occasions for Loved Ones: Send this to a hostess, a coworker, or a nursing home down the street. It suits a hospital room and a holiday dinner table equally well, and it holds its own as the single statement piece in a room full of other holiday decor.

Delivery Information: We offer same-day delivery in most areas nationwide, and our relay service reaches family and friends farther out during the holidays. Every basket is hand-delivered so the ribbon and ornaments arrive exactly as our designers tied them.

• Give it bright, indirect light and water once the soil feels dry, and keep it away from cold drafts and sudden temperature swings, both of which fade its color fast.
• Keep pets clear of the leaves.
• Interestingly, six weeks of uninterrupted darkness each year is what triggers next year's bloom, the same photoperiod response ancient healers in Mexico are said to have relied on when they used this plant to treat fevers.

• If a specific ribbon, accent stem, or basket trim runs out, our designers substitute something of equal or greater value to keep the color scheme and quality intact.
• The poinsettia itself is never swapped for a different plant.

What is the Mexican legend behind the poinsettia?

According to legend, a child had only weeds to place at the nativity on Christmas Eve, and by Holy Night the weeds had turned into bright red flowers for the Baby Jesus. That story, tied to the Euphorbia pulcherrima plant that Joel Roberts Poinsett brought back from Mexico, is part of why the poinsettia still carries so much hope each year.

Is a white poinsettia available instead of the classic red?

This basket showcases the classic red color most people picture for the holiday. We also carry poinsettias in white and soft pink, so just let us know if you'd like a different shade.