Garden Sunflower Christmas Ornament New for 2010

36124 Garden Sunflower New for 2010

Garden Sunflower Christmas Ornament

36124 Merck Family's Old World Christmas

Introduced 2010

Golden sunflower with green leaf details and ladybug. Made of mouth blown, hand painted glass. Measures approximately 3" Front and back shown.

With its bright golden color and ray-like petals, the Sunflower is a symbol of the sun and signifies nobility. In China it represents longevity and is considered magical. In Christian love, it serves as a sign of God's love.

The sunflower is the state flower of the US state of Kansas.

To grow well, sunflowers need full sun. They grow best in fertile, moist, well-drained soil with a lot of mulch. In commercial planting, seeds are planted 45 cm (1.5 ft) apart and 2.5 cm (1 in) deep. Sunflower "whole seed" (fruit) are sold as a snack food, after roasting in ovens with or without salt added. Sunflowers can be processed into a peanut butter alternative, sunbutter.  *Wikipedia

Display your Christmas Ornaments in Floral Arrangements all Year Long!

Canadian Maple Leaf 48026

A decorative way to display your collection of ornaments all year long is to mix in your ornaments with floral arrangement or centerpiece. This deep red Canadian Maple Leaf ornament can be positioned in your arrangement by using small wooden dowel or plush stems from the craft store. The cap can be removed by gently squeezing the round prong and pulling out. Wooden or stem that will fit the ornament can be secured with a bit of tape and covered with raffia or other ribbon. Or, you can leave the crown on and use plush pipe cleaners to secure to your arrangement and cover this with ribbon or raffia. It just depends on how you want to position your ornament.

If you ever lose the crown for your ornament, just let us know. We keep all our extras from broken ornaments. We would be happy to send you one.