A one-of-a-kind ornament that combines traditional craftsmanship with a festive flair.
Each piece is carefully crafted from natural wood slices, adding a touch of rustic charm to your holiday décor. The hand painted design is one-of-a kind painted directly onto the primed wood and sealed to keep it safe from most festive spills!
“The original Nahuatl name for the plant we call “poinsettia” is cuetlaxochitl (kwet-la-sho-she), cultivated by the Aztecs long before the European colonization of the Americas. The Aztecs used cuetlaxochitl for a variety of purposes, including decoration and the production of red and purple dyes, as well as for medicines derived from the plant’s milky white sap.
In 1828, cuetlaxochitl was taken from its native home and brought to the United States by Joel Roberts Poinsett, the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
However, less than a decade after being introduced to the United States, cuetlaxochitl came to be known by its most enduring name: poinsettia, after the man who first appropriated the plant from Mexico. Poinsett is celebrated for introducing the poinsettia to the United States and for co-founding the Smithsonian Institution. However, his legacy as a slave owner and his role in the displacement of countless Native Americans has led some people today to reject the name “poinsettia” in favor of the plant’s Native name, cuetlaxochitl.”
https://www.swansonsnursery.com/blog/history-of-poinsettias
Roughly 10 cm in diameter though sizes do naturally vary
A one-of-a-kind ornament that combines traditional craftsmanship with a festive flair.
Each piece is carefully crafted from natural wood slices, adding a touch of rustic charm to your holiday décor. The hand painted design is one-of-a kind painted directly onto the primed wood and sealed to keep it safe from most festive spills!
“The original Nahuatl name for the plant we call “poinsettia” is cuetlaxochitl (kwet-la-sho-she), cultivated by the Aztecs long before the European colonization of the Americas. The Aztecs used cuetlaxochitl for a variety of purposes, including decoration and the production of red and purple dyes, as well as for medicines derived from the plant’s milky white sap.
In 1828, cuetlaxochitl was taken from its native home and brought to the United States by Joel Roberts Poinsett, the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
However, less than a decade after being introduced to the United States, cuetlaxochitl came to be known by its most enduring name: poinsettia, after the man who first appropriated the plant from Mexico. Poinsett is celebrated for introducing the poinsettia to the United States and for co-founding the Smithsonian Institution. However, his legacy as a slave owner and his role in the displacement of countless Native Americans has led some people today to reject the name “poinsettia” in favor of the plant’s Native name, cuetlaxochitl.”
https://www.swansonsnursery.com/blog/history-of-poinsettias
Roughly 10 cm in diameter though sizes do naturally vary
