The tables were decorated with red poinsettias, and the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies" filled the air.

In honor of Montebello's agricultural roots, the city's official seal contains a red poinsettia in the center.

Its music was tired, its secrets shoddy, its promises counterfeit; even its red poinsettias were faded this year.

The profusion of red poinsettias provided by the management in the buildings' common areas is almost overwhelming.

Use them as the basis of a pot et fleur (potted plant and cut flower) arrangement that features a red poinsettia.

Candles brightened the interior, and pure red poinsettias decorated the altar.

Time was when the red poinsettia was the only type available at florists shops and garden centers.

"If we run out of red poinsettias, we just paint more white ones," Mr. Sickles said.

From a hospital room decorated for the season with a red poinsettia, he is summoning the will to get on with his life.

Santa sits surrounded by red poinsettias, giant gold-wrapped presents and behemoth candy canes.