The Christmas Rose was originally grown in England, and is now native to the mountains of Central Europe, it blooms in the winter.

Legends link this flower with the birth of the Christ Child. One legend is that the three wise men along with shepherds were travelling together when they came upon a shepherdess named Madelon who was tending to her sheep. When she saw the gifts for the Christ child she began to weep as they all had gifts for the Christ Child while she had nothing. An angel who saw her crying, brushed the snow away, revealing a lovely white flower tipped with pink - the Chrtistmas Rose.