Poinsettia Day ←click link
December 12th is Poinsettia Day. The date marks the death of Joel Roberts
Poinsett, an American botanist, physician and Minister to Mexico who in 1828
sent cuttings of the plant he'd discovered in Southern Mexico to his home in
Charlotte, South Carolina. Botanically, the plant is known as Euphorbia
Pulcherrima.” (Submitted on March 11, 2010, by Brian
Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
If you click on the above link: Poinsettia Day, you can read: In July of 2002, the House of Representatives created Poinsettia Day, passing a Resolution to honor Paul Ecke Jr. who is considered the father of the poinsettia industry.
These Poinsettias are photographed on the day I became an American Citizen.
On December 3, I forgot to celebrate my 19th birthday...
We even do have a Poinsettia tree in our garden; see previous blogpost about it below.
Last year's photo from our Poinsettia with leather deer from India.
You can read that previous post below: History of the Poinsettia.
Did you know these facts about the Poinsettia?
Which is your favorite color?
Related links:
Joel Roberts Poinsett 1759 - 1851 Info
{Today I turned 17!} previous post by me
{Our Pinckneya Pubens - Poinsettia Tree} previous post by me about our Poinsettia Tree in our garden.
{History of the Poinsettia} previous post by me
