It’s Christmas Eve in South Florida, the temperature is hovering around 80 degrees (F) and sunny blue skies are smiling down on me, a few puffy clouds drifting by. Lurking in the back of my mind- the thought that Christmas Eve should be a drizzly, overcast 38 degree day, a day that makes you dream of hot chocolate or hot buttered rum. Rum drinks over ice with umbrellas are called for in my garden this Christmas Eve.
To add a little more holiday feel to the house, I challenged myself to find all the red flowers in the garden to make the Christmasiest vase possible. Here is a closer view:
Red and green striped leaves from the Martin Bromeliad set the holiday tone, a few ornamental peppers add a festive touch of red. Turk’s Cap Hibiscus are hanging over the edge and the spike flowers are from the native Tropical Red Salvia (Salvia coccinea). A deeper red Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeana) completes the red flowers. The grey flowers are from my Flapjack Kalanchoe, the green spike is a flower of the Snake Plant (Sansiveria). A bit of Asian Sword Fern adds foliage color and background.
Feeling more like Christmas already. Alan the Greyhound basking in the shade of the Christmas tree.
Merry Christmas to all!!
The Shrub Queen 
I love all your Christmassy reds Amy. And I would enjoy a spell of your Christmas weather too. Alan is clearly getting into the Christmas spirit and getting ready to party.
Have a lovely Christmas. x
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Thank you, Liz. Wish I could send some warm weather your way. Happy Christmas.
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Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas to you!
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We too have bright sunshine and a very warm day. Love your RED vase.
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Thank you. Happy Christmas
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Lovely. I really enjoy ornamental peppers, they add a nice detail.
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Thank you, people keep asking if they are hot!
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Nice…😊
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Thank you. Happy Holidays..
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You are welcome…and you can visit my blog too…😊
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Your bromeliads are remarkable! I love the addition of the striped leaf in your vase. Alan looks very content there under the tree – I bet he doesn’t steal things off the tree like a certain cat either…
Merry Christmas Amelia!
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Dogs are content, the Bromelaids continue to amaze. Queens Tear Bromeliad is looking more like Green Peas! in bloom. Merry Christmas.
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That’s a great idea, collecting all the reds from your garden for a Christmas vase (it would only be rose hips here) – it really does look festive! Thanks for sharing
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A simple vase of rose hips would be wonderful!
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