Sculptural Poinsettia Candle

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The Aztec people called it Cuetlaxochitl — the leather flower. It grew wild throughout Mexico and Central America, its blood-red bracts surrounding the small yellow true flowers at the center. When Spanish Franciscan friars arrived in the 16th century, they noticed it bloomed every December, just in time for Christmas. The color, the timing, the star-like shape of the bracts — the friars incorporated it into their nativity celebrations and called it La Flor de la Nochebuena, the Flower of the Holy Night. Legend says a girl named Pepita, too poor to bring any gift to church on Christmas Eve, gathered weeds from the roadside; when she laid them at the altar, they bloomed into crimson poinsettias. Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, brought the plant to the United States in 1828. It has carried his name in English ever since.

The Sculptural Poinsettia Candle renders that bloom in soy wax — each petal layered and hand-formed at our Orlando studio. Available in Floral and White, with 10 holiday scents and Unscented.

Available scents: French Vanilla · Woody · Citrus · Fresh · Palo Santo & Sandalwood · Musk · Juniper Frost · Frosted Gingerbread · Winter Wonderland · Crackling Firewood · Unscented — all phthalate-free.

Product details

• Wax: 100% natural soy wax
• Wick: Lead-free cotton wick
• Fragrance: 10 phthalate-free holiday scents or Unscented
• Colors: Floral, White
• Origin: Handmade in Orlando, FL

Perfect for

• Christmas and holiday home decor that skips the generic and earns a spot on the shelf year after year
• Hostess and holiday gifts that pair a meaningful form with a holiday-appropriate scent
• Mantlepiece and coffee table arrangements alongside other seasonal candles
• People who want a botanical sculptural piece rather than a standard holiday pillar
• Gift sets paired with the Frosted Gingerbread or Winter Wonderland scent