Poinsettia Plant

They look like it, but no. Those red pieces are bracts: leaves that turn from green to red as the days grow shorter. The genuine flowers are the little cluster of yellow buds peeping out from the middle of each “star”. It's worth a glance: if that centre is intact, it's a good sign.

The one we send is red, just like the picture. What won't be identical is the plant: each one grows its own way, with more or fewer bracts and a slightly different outline, and the pot cover isn't always the same design either. If you're after another shade, message us on WhatsApp at +34 658 838 056 before you order and we'll let you know whether we can get hold of it.

It enjoys plenty of daylight without direct sun, a mild room and no draughts: not against the radiator, not beside the heater and not next to the balcony door. Keep watering moderate, once the top layer of soil is dry, and don't let water collect inside the cover. And if you move it yourself on a cold day, keep it covered.

Nearly always because of cold, a draught or a sudden change of position: a poinsettia complains by shedding leaves, mostly the green ones lower down. There's no need to worry. Find it a bright, steady corner, out of the blast from the heating and the door, check that the soil isn't soaked and leave it be; once its surroundings improve, it usually settles down.

Quite often, yes, though at Christmas it pays not to cut it fine. As a guide, an order confirmed before 9:00 tends to reach its recipient the same morning, and one we receive before 13:00, that afternoon. Our vans are out from Monday to Friday in a 10:00–14:00 window and a 16:00–20:00 window; Saturday has just the 10:00–14:00 window, and Sunday has none. December is the tightest month of the year on our routes, so please book in advance; the date and time window are set during checkout. Alternatively, you can collect it yourself from our shop, close to the airport.

Yes. Every plant goes out with a card, and you type the message while checking out. Stuck for festive wishes? Bloomi, our virtual assistant, drafts a suggestion and you adjust it. And if you're outside Mallorca and want someone here to receive it, that's fine too: we deliver it personally.

Yes. For a more dressed-up version, take a look at our poinsettia basket; for a fuller present, the Christmas pack with a poinsettia adds chocolates and a bottle of cava. If you need something larger, there's also the XXL poinsettia basket, with several plants, and the Christmas basket, which brings a poinsettia together with other seasonal plants.

A family florist in Palma, and for us the work begins long before an order is made up: it begins with choosing well. Every flower and every plant goes through Ekaterina's hands first; each morning she checks what has come in and sets aside anything that isn't up to standard. At Christmas that means seasonal plants from island growers, picked out one by one and prepared at our shop on C/ Cardenal Rossell 73, Coll d'en Rabassa. Everything online is Sergio's department: the site itself and Bloomi, our assistant for wording card messages. And we deliver every order ourselves.