The annual poinsettia show at the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Baltimore, Maryland, runs through January 4, 2015.

This year, the show’s theme is Bedford Falls (yes, the town of “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Hundreds of unusual poinsettia specimens of every color, size, and shape – produced in the greenhouses at Cylburn Arboretum – will be on display: Winter Rose, Tapestry, Ice Punch, Shimmer Surprise, Strawberries & Cream, and Fireworks are just a few of the varieties of poinsettias that are on display.

Throughout the duration of the show, many poinsettias will be available for sale — but bring cash or your checkbook. For reasons inexplicable in the 21st Century, the conservatory gift shop does not accept credit cards.

(Photo of Ruby Frost poinsettia courtesy of Rawlings Conservatory)