20 Ways to Decorate With Poinsettias for the Holidays
There's still plenty of time to add Christmas' classic flowering plant to your decor.

If there’s one flowering plant that screams Christmas, it's the poinsettia. In either red, white or even pink, they always manage to bring the traditional holiday spirit to whatever space they’re in.
Though poinsettias are beautiful plants, they can sometimes look a bit cheesy if they're not done right. Do you know what I mean? I found some beautiful ideas for using poinsettias to create a chic Christmas look for the happiest of holidays. Take a look:
1: Cover Your (Entire!) Tree
If you really, truly, madly love poinsettias, use them to cover your entire Christmas tree. This would be an especially stunning display if you have several trees in your home and you’re looking to mix up displays. While this example shows a very large tree, this design works well on smaller trees, too.
2: Swap Out Your Plants
An easy way to incorporate poinsettias into your existing decor is to swap out any plants you might already have. They look great on plant stands (and happen to be the same size as many common houseplants), so they’re easy to substitute. Relocate your existing plants to another space in your home, then after the holiday season you can easily put them back.
23 Pretty Poinsettias
See All Photos3: Create a Chic Centerpiece
Poinsettias provide a beautiful splash of color to your holiday table. This version uses fragrant pinecones, greenery, red poinsettia flowers and sparkly ornament balls to set the scene. For a simpler centerpiece, try lining up smaller poinsettia plants along the table.
4: Dress the Mantel

Handmade stockings, evergreen topiaries, poinsettia cuttings and a variety of shimmering holiday baubles create this traditional Christmas mantel.
5: Mix Into Fresh Garland

Poinsettia flowers (real or faux) also look great mixed in with traditional Christmas greenery. Here, they're tucked into a lush garland all along the banister, creating a stunning holiday entry.
Make It: How to Make a Felt Poinsettia
6: Add to a Wreath

Photo courtesy of Lauren Carnes Photography
Poinsettia is the perfect embellishment for a front-door holiday wreath. A foraged greenery wreath is dressed up with tallow berries, 'Carolina Sapphire' cypress, magnolia, Scotch pine, nandina berries, pinecones, camellia branches, boxwood and, of course, pretty poinsettias in water picks.
8: Embellish Linens

Even if you don’t have any poinsettia plants, you can still use it as part of your Christmas decor. These linen napkins feature easy, DIY cross-stitched poinsettia designs for instant holiday cheer.
9: Group Together

Photo courtesy of Lauren Carnes Photography
Poinsettias often tend to work best on the front porch. Instead of using traditional pots, an insulated container can be full of character, patterns and holiday colors to brighten up your exterior.
10 Ways to Decorate Your Porch With Poinsettias
See All Photos10: Make Your Own Ornaments

Designer Britany Simon created these black, white and red poinsettias from solid-colored felt and patterned cottons.
Make It: How to Make a Felt Poinsettia