When was Poinsettia intreduced to Eutope as Christmas flover?

The poinsettia originated in the area now known as Taxco, Mexico.





Joel Roberts Poinsett, a plantation owner and botanist from Greenville, SC discovered the red flowers during a trip to Taxco while he was serving as the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico from 1825 to 1829. He collected specimens and sent them back home to be cultivated in his greenhouses.





The proper name for the poinsettia is Euphorbia pulcherrima, but they are called by their nickname in honor of Poinsett.





However, another man is responsible for making the poinsettia the Christmas flower.


In the early 1920s, rancher Paul Ecke introduced the first cultivar that could be grown as an indoor plant and he traveled all over the country encouraging poinsettia growers to market the plant for the holiday season.





Still going strong four generations later, the Ecke ranch ships millions of poinsettia cuttings to growers in more than 50 countries.

When was Poinsettia intreduced to Eutope as Christmas flover?
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