Colorful Poinsettias for the Christmas Season

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Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Pascuas for Poinsettias. With each passing year, poinsettia growers develop new colors and patterns for the pascuas in addition to the traditional crimson poinsettias. Just look at the new colorful poinsettias available this Christmas season in the picture below.

Guatemalan Christmas Colors: Poinsettia Red

Pascuas (Guatemala) and Flor de Noche Buena (Mexico) are how poinsettias are known in Spanish. Poinsettias are native to Guatemala and Mexico and in general can be found in the wild or in gardens as undocumented aliens. Pascuas are in full bloom in The Land of the Eternal Spring from late October through March. The … Read more