Poinsettia ~ Did you know?
Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima), the popular holiday plant that appears in wintry white places across the country, is actually a warm-weather, sub-tropical coastal plant from the Pacific side of the Americas. The red parts of the plant are actually not the flowers; they’re bracts. The yellow part contains the flower.
The use of poinsettias in Christmas traditions comes from a century’s old practice in Mexico that has become a major cultural element of the holiday season in the United States.
Many people believe that the plant is toxic, but it’s not. Some sensitive people, however, might be allergic.
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Posted on December 19, 2007
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