Plant & Flower Names · Entry

Poinsettia

Named after a person

“named in honor of Joel Poinsett”

Where it comes from

named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first US minister to Mexico, who sent plants home in the 1820s

Fun Fact

The red 'petals' are actually modified leaves called bracts, and the plant has long been tied to Christmas in the United States and Mexico.

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