Picture taken from The Star Online.
The poinsettia plant, also known as the Christmas flower, are apparently gaining popularity in becoming yet another Chinese New Year plant. I read about this with surprise, as I thought the Chinese were pretty fixed on the kinds of plants they put in their homes for Chinese New Year.
The usual plants for Chinese New Year would be pussy willows, cherry blossoms, lime plants, bamboo shoots and money trees. But it looks like the poinsettia plants are now an addition to the collection. Apparently the redness of the flower is what the Chinese like about the plant, and think it suitable for the Chinese New Year.
You can read the full article about this from The Star Online. I wonder how much it costs for a poinsettia plant this Chinese New Year…
