Where do poinsettias originate from?

from England


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Where do poinsettias originate from?
This answer is incorrect. Mexico is the place of origin of the poinsettia plant. Report It

Reply:Mexico:





http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/poinsettia/...
Reply:Mexico
Reply:manchester
Reply:A charming story is told of Pepita, a poor Mexican girl who had no gift to present the Christ Child at Christmas Eve services. As Pepita walked slowly to the chapel with her cousin Pedro, her heart was filled with sadness rather than joy. "I am sure, Pepita, that even the most humble gift, if given in love, will be acceptable in His eyes," said Pedro consolingly.


Not knowing what else to do, Pepita knelt by the roadside and gathered a handful of common weeds, fashioning them into a small bouguet. Looking at the scraggly bunch of weeds she felt more saddened and embarrassed than ever by the humbleness of her offering. She fought back a tear as she entered the small village chapel.


As she approached the alter, she remembered Pedro's kind words. She felt her spirit lift as she knelt to lay the bouquet at the foot of the nativity scene.


Suddenly, the bouquet of weeds burst into blooms of brillant red, and all who saw them were certain that they had witnessed a Christmas miracle right before their eyes.


From that day on, the bright red flowers were know as the "Flores de Noche Buena", or "Flower of the Holy Night", for they bloomed each year during the Christmas season.


Today, the common name for this plant is the poinsettia.


Dr. Joel Robers Poinsettia was the American ambassador to Mexico from 1825 to 1829 . His keen interest in botany made him very interested in the "Flower of the Holy Night" and he brought it back to his home in South Carolina. It became very popular as a Christmas plant and was named after him.
Reply:They come from Mexico
Reply:I think Mexico but S-Africa is covered by them as well, so don't really know. All i know is if you look at the little seedpod it has the face of a spaceman and the milk from the plant is so sticky and makes you itch. I tried:))
Reply:Mexico
Reply:Last I heard it was Isle 2, top shelf in Tesco. Buy one get one free!
Reply:Definately Mexico





Try this link http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/poinsettia/...
Reply:I read somewhere that they originate from Mexico but I'm just too lazy to look it up to make sure...
Reply:poins ??!
Reply:Mexico