| Show Christmas Rose Famed in legend Blooming in the heart of winter and sometimes even in the the Christmas rose is a plant famed in legend According to an old a poor little shepherdess had no gift to offer the Christ and so she When her tears touched the flowers she plucked an armful and hastened to the The caress of His fingers turned the petals Botanists class the Christmas rose as a member of the buttercup Native to Southern Europe and Western it has dark green leaves and saucer-shaped flowers with white or rose-tinged according to The Encyclopedia Ameri-canan |