Should you keep your pretty poinsettia or pitch it in January? Preserve its health in December if you want it to see another Christmas season.
Poinsettias are a familiar Christmas decoration and there is so much to learn about this iconic plant.
Poinsettia are a symbol of the holidays and ubiquitous in stores, office building lobbies, banks and other public spaces between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. Ever wonder about the history of th...
One of the most beautiful and well-known plants used for decorations during the winter holidays is the Poinsettia. Originally named after the Joel Robert Poinsett, the U.S ambassador who first brought the plant to the U.S, the Poinsettia comes from the wilds of Central America, mainly Mexico. The association of this gorgeous plant to Christmas actually comes from an old Mexican tale of a ...
Poinsettia's white sap keeps the moisture inside the plant and carries the nutrients from the roots to all branches and leaves, like any other sap. If only a small part of it leaks out, then some parts of the plant might not get "fed" and die.
Poinsettia facts: Poinsettias are members of the Euphorbia family, though they certainly don’t look like the typical Euphorbias one associates with the desert or Africa, where most of the Euphorbias we are familiar with come from.
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