Jane Perrone profiles the indoor plants that make Christmas, from the monstrous trumpets of the amaryllis to the brash red bracts of poinsettias
- Read part one, on the foliage plants of Christmas, here
You’ll not find it mentioned in carols or pictured on cards, but phalaenopsis orchids fly off the shelves in supermarkets, big box DIY shops and chic florists alike in December. This obsession is not new, nor is it limited to Christmas: we have been coveting orchids since the first plant hunters were sent across the globe in the eighteenth century to track down specimens at great expense, and often at the cost of their lives.
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