Christmas flowers Christmas flowers Christmas flowers are the popular flowers used during the festive season of Christmas. In many nations, seasonal flowers and plants such as Poinsettia, Christmas cactus, holly, Christmas rose, ivy and mistletoe form a major part of traditional Christmas decoration. The ancient Aztecs (ruling tribe in central Mexico at the time of contact with Europe) prized the poinsettia as a symbol of purity. Centuries later, Mexico's early Christians adopted the poinsettia as their prized Christmas Eve flower. The Mexican poinsettia, known as the Christmas Flower in North America, is used in most Christmas decorations, owing to its bright red
Blooming Prairie Township, Steele County, Minnesota Blooming Prairie Township, Steele County, Minnesota Blooming Prairie Township is a township in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 519 at the 2000 census. Blooming Prairie Township was originally called Oak Glen Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1867. The name was changed to Blooming Prairie in 1873. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ; of it is land and of it (1.49%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 519 people, 177 households, and 138 families residing in the township. The population density