Many winter-blooming plants and cut flowers can enhance the observance of Hanukkah.  Deep blue, silver and white have come to symbolize the holiday.

The traditional lighting of the menorah can be emphasized by the display of potted plants with white flowers such as winter jasmine, hydrangea, miniature citrus, gardenia, azalea, mums, cyclamen or roses.  Tuck the plastic pots into blue or white glazed pots for a pretty effect or use white-painted wicker baskets.  (Make sure to line the baskets with plastic first.)

You can make a beautiful Hanukkah bouquet from seasonal cut flowers and foliage.  Your florist may have a good selection of white flowers from roses and lilies to baby's breath and daisies.  Accent these with gray-toned eucalyptus or bare branches from your garden.  Maples, lilacs and willows have pretty silver-gray branches.

Select vases and other containers with high reflective qualities to amplify the candlelight.  Silver, crystal or cobalt blue glass vases look especially pretty filled with white flowers.  Silver trays can be put to good use to hold a grouping of candles and flowers.  If you have a favorite crystal or blue bowl, fill it with water and float blossoms in it.  An old-fashioned rose bowl is another superb way to showcase flowers.  Since they float in water, the flowers last for a very long time.  Roses, for example, often droop their heads and dry out in a vase but last much longer in a rose bowl.

You can also create an effective display with many small vases or bottles grouped on a tray, each small container holding just a stem or two of flowers.  This is a good way to create a lovely display any time during the year with just a small bunch of flowers.