{"product_id":"s1a1_ceibo-botanical-water-bottle-argentina-native","title":"S1A1_Ceibo Botanical Water Bottle | Argentina Native","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFlower Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ceibo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Argentina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e South America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBottle Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-grade stainless steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17 oz (500 ml)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 10.5″ × 2.85″ (27 × 7 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVacuum flask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble-wall construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBowling pin shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossy finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOdorless and leak-proof cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeeps liquids hot or cold for 6 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-wash only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ceibo\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ceibo (also spelled Ceíbo; also known as the Cockspur Coral Tree)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eErythrina crista-galli\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative region:\u003c\/strong\u003e South America — native to Argentina, Uruguay, and neighbouring riparian zones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNational symbol:\u003c\/strong\u003e National tree and national flower of both Argentina and Uruguay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlant height:\u003c\/strong\u003e A small to medium flowering tree or large shrub [Common botanical\/general knowledge; no specific height range confirmed in verified sources]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep crimson-red to scarlet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowering season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Primarily late spring through summer (approximately November–February in the Southern Hemisphere) [Common botanical\/general knowledge]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat It's Known For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNamed national tree and national flower of \u003cstrong\u003eArgentina\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eUruguay\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the few plants to hold that distinction in two sovereign nations simultaneously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe word \u003cem\u003eceibo\u003c\/em\u003e is Hispanicised from a \u003cstrong\u003eTaíno origin\u003c\/strong\u003e word, reflecting the deep pre-colonial linguistic roots of South American botanical naming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduces striking \u003cstrong\u003escarlet flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e that bloom along riverbanks, marshes, and wetland edges, making it a defining feature of the Río de la Plata landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelongs to the genus \u003cem\u003eErythrina\u003c\/em\u003e within the legume family (Fabaceae), which includes numerous species known for their vivid red, bird-pollinated flowers [Common botanical\/general knowledge]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe flowers are a documented \u003cstrong\u003enectar source for hummingbirds\u003c\/strong\u003e, which are among its primary pollinators [Common botanical\/general knowledge]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeeply embedded in \u003cstrong\u003eArgentine and Uruguayan folk culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a presence in regional artistic and literary traditions that has not been fully documented in verified sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tree thrives in \u003cstrong\u003ewet, riparian environments\u003c\/strong\u003e — along river margins and floodplains — and is notably tolerant of waterlogged soils [Common botanical\/general knowledge]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ewood is soft and lightweight\u003c\/strong\u003e, properties that have made it of practical interest in the region, though specific traditional uses have not been confirmed in verified sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIts vivid blooms arrive each \u003cstrong\u003espring in Argentina and Uruguay\u003c\/strong\u003e, a seasonal return that has long been tied to the cultural rhythms and collective identity of both nations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Río de la Plata floods its banks in late spring. The water spreads wide and slow across the low floodplains of what is now Argentina and Uruguay, and along those waterlogged margins, something begins to burn. Clusters of deep scarlet appear on bare branches — long before the full leaf canopy returns — as though the tree is lighting fires to mark the season's turn. This is the ceibo in bloom: sudden, vivid, unmistakable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eErythrina crista-galli\u003c\/em\u003e has been declared the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay — a distinction shared by no other plant in South America. That shared claim carries weight. Two nations, shaped by different political histories and separate identities, both reached for the same flower as a symbol of who they are. It grows where they both began: along the great estuary and its tributaries, in the wetlands and riverbanks that formed the natural corridors of early settlement and life in the Southern Cone. The ceibo is not a cultivated garden flower — it belongs to the landscape itself, rooted in the margins where land meets water and the seasons assert themselves loudly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe word \u003cem\u003eceibo\u003c\/em\u003e comes down through Spanish from the Taíno language — one of the indigenous tongues of the Caribbean and South American contact zones, carried into the region's vocabulary through centuries of encounter, movement, and naming. That linguistic root is a quiet reminder that the plant's story precedes European arrival. Long before it appeared on official seals or national emblems, it was simply part of the living world of this continent — flowering each spring along rivers that had no colonial names, in landscapes tended by peoples whose knowledge of this land ran deep. The flower existed before the countries that would later claim it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat endures in the ceibo is something the Río de la Plata landscape has always understood: that beauty is not fragile. The tree tolerates flooded soil, seasonal inundation, and the rough conditions of a river's edge. It blooms crimson in places that are difficult to inhabit, and it does so without ceremony — not in a tended garden, but at the water's margin where the land is uncertain underfoot. There is stubbornness in that, and a kind of honest vitality that those who know this landscape recognise immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo carry the ceibo is to carry that particular quality — the willingness to bloom where conditions are hard, to be vivid in the places most people overlook. It is the story of two nations' shared beginning, a pre-colonial word still spoken daily, and a flower that turns the floodplains scarlet every spring without fail. That is why Hibiscus chose this story to travel with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat It Stands For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ceibo stands for shared roots, resilience at the water's edge, and the quiet tenacity of blooming in difficult ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Perfect Gift\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the person in your life who loves the natural world — who has a soft spot for flowers, feels most at home outdoors, or simply appreciates a beautiful thing that means something real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive it for a birthday, a milestone, or any day that deserves a gift she'll actually use. Whether it goes on the trail, to the desk, or on the kitchen bench — it'll be reached for every single day. And every time she does, she carries a story from somewhere real, something that has lasted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot just a bottle. The whole story. 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