• Poinsettia plants were brought to the United States in 1825 by Joel Roberts Poinsett, American Ambassador to Mexico and avid botanist.
Poinsettia flowers are small and yellow.
The bright showy bracts that surround
the flower are actually coloured leaves.
• Poinsettia plants were brought to the United States in 1825 by Joel Roberts Poinsett, American Ambassador to Mexico and avid botanist.