The crown of thorns is a striking houseplant with bright green foliage and tiny flowers enclosed with bright bracts of pink, ...

The true flowers are small and green centers, surrounded by showy bracts that look like colorful petals in red, orange, pink, yellow, or white. They do not have a fragrance. Crown of thorns ...

both evergreen plants are traditional Christmas symbols: the holly for part of the same reason as the Glastonbury Rose is, because it represents the Crown of Thorns that the Savior will wear ...