20 Festive Holiday Plants to Transform Your Home This Christmas Season
Dec 16th 2024
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
The holiday season is the perfect time to bring the magic of live plants into your home. Whether you’re looking for traditional favorites or unique botanical additions to your Christmas décor, Arizona Flower Market’s expert staff is here to help you select the perfect holiday plants that match your style and care preferences. Visit our Phoenix location or azflowermarket.com to explore our seasonal selection.
1. Hellebore (Christmas Rose)
These stunning perennials offer elegant winter blooms with their delicate petals and frost-resistant nature.
- Care: Provide bright indirect light and water when topsoil feels dry
- Long-term Value: Excellent investment! Plant in your shade garden come spring for years of beauty
2. Wintergreen
Transform your holiday décor with this charming plant featuring festive red berries and glossy green leaves that release a spicy, minty scent when touched.
- Care: Requires bright light and consistently moist soil
- Long-term Value: Worth preserving as a hardy ground cover
3. English Ivy
These elegant vines can be trained into festive wreaths or cascading decorations and are available in solid green and variegated varieties.
- Care: Place in bright, indirect light away from drafts; water when the top inch of soil dries
- Long-term Value: Consider maintaining if healthy; replace if struggling with pests
4. Gardenia
These elegant shrubs offer creamy white flowers and an intoxicating fragrance that can fill an entire room.
- Care: Needs bright, indirect light and consistent moisture
- Long-term Value: Best suited for warm climates; ideal for seasonal enjoyment
5. Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Nature’s perfect miniature Christmas tree, maintaining its conical shape year-round.
- Care: Prefers full sun to partial shade; needs regular watering even in winter.
- Long-term Value: Excellent long-term investment for outdoor gardens
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6. Lemon Cypress
These charming trees offer a distinctive lemony fragrance and cheerful chartreuse color.
- Care: Requires very bright light and evenly moist soil
- Long-term Value: Can thrive for years with proper care
7. Citrus Trees
Meyer lemons and calamondin oranges add both beauty and functionality to holiday decorating.
- Care: Needs direct sunlight or grow lights; moderate watering
- Long-term Value: Excellent long-term investment with proper care
8. Kalanchoe
These easy-care flowering succulents provide weeks of colorful blooms.
- Care: Bright indirect light; water when the soil feels dry
- Long-term Value: Best enjoyed as a seasonal decoration
9. Olive Tree
Add Mediterranean charm to your holiday décor with these elegant trees.
- Care: Requires bright light and moderate watering
- Long-term Value: Excellent long-term investment
10. Lavender
Whether shaped as a Christmas tree or topiary, lavender brings fragrance and style to holiday decorating.
- Care: Needs bright light and well-draining soil
- Long-term Value: Perfect for transplanting to outdoor gardens
11. Amaryllis
These dramatic bulbs produce stunning blooms in classic holiday colors.
- Care: Place in bright light, rotate pot regularly
- Long-term Value: Can be preserved for future seasons with proper care
12. Orchids
Add tropical elegance to your holiday décor with these long-blooming beauties.
- Care: Bright indirect light, weekly watering
- Long-term Value: Excellent investment with proper care
13. Christmas Cactus
It is a holiday classic that can become a family heirloom with proper care.
- Care: Bright window placement, moderate watering
- Long-term Value: Can thrive for decades with proper care
14. Poinsettia
The quintessential Christmas plant is available in classic red and many modern color varieties.
- Care: Protect from cold, water moderately
- Long-term Value: Can be maintained for future seasons with dedication
15. Christmas Trees
Nothing beats the magic and fragrance of a real Christmas tree.
- Care: Fresh water daily; keep away from heat sources
- Long-term Value: Seasonal enjoyment for about a month
16. Cyclamen
These delicate-looking plants offer beautiful blooms in winter colors.
- Care: Medium diffused light, water from the base
- Long-term Value: Best enjoyed as a seasonal decoration
17. Norfolk Island Pine
Perfect tabletop Christmas trees that can be enjoyed year-round.
- Care: Medium-bright light, consistent moisture
- Long-term Value: Can thrive for years as an indoor plant
18. Frosty Fern
These delicate, moss-like plants add whimsical charm to holiday displays.
- Care: Low to medium light, consistent humidity
- Long-term Value: Enjoy while they last as seasonal decor
19. Paperwhites
These fragrant forced bulbs bring spring-like beauty to winter decorating.
- Care: Cool but sunny location, regular watering
- Long-term Value: Best enjoyed as an annual holiday tradition
20. Rosemary
This versatile herb can be shaped into festive forms while providing fresh seasoning for holiday cooking.
- Care: Bright light, consistent moisture
- Long-term Value: Excellent long-term investment for both indoor and outdoor use
Transform your floral ideas into a stunning reality with Arizona Flower Market. Visit our Phoenix location at 2050 South 16th Street, Suite 105, to explore our seasonal selection of holiday plants and supplies. Our knowledgeable staff is ready to assist you with your holiday decorating needs.
Open Monday through Friday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM Closed Sundays
Get in Touch: Phone: (602) 707-6294 Email: info@azflowermarket.com