“The poinsettia, with its vibrant red bracts, is a reminder that even in the cold of winter, nature finds a way to warm our souls.” — Anonymous
Comes Christmas time,
and poinsettias grace the porches.
With their vibrant colors,
they grab our attention.
I am a biologist and a philomath,
so wanted to know,
how did the plant get its name?
It’s a castor-relative, genus Euphorbia.
how did it become poinsettia?
Well, the flower got its name,
from a U.S. minister to Mexico, Poinsett
He liked the plant and sent it to the USA
way back in the 1820s.
In Spanish, the poinsettia is Flor de Nochebuena,
which means “Christmas Eve flower.”
It has red bracts and green leaves,
it blooms in cold winter,
so, it became a Christmas symbol.
I hope you loved,
this trivia on poinsettia.
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