One thing that I do love to have in my home during the holidays is a poinsettia. They are easy to care for and come in many different styles and colors.
Poinsettia Facts
- Poinsettias are native to Mexico.
- Some people may have skin irritation from the milky sap
- In nature, poinsettias are perennial flowering shrubs that can grow to ten feet tall.
- Poinsettias are priced according to the number of blooms. The more blooms, the more expensive the plant.
- Poinsettias are not poisonous.
- Poinsettias represent over 85 percent of the potted plant sales during the holiday season.
- Poinsettias were introduced into the United States in 1825 by Joel Poinsett.
- Poinsettias are commercially grown in all 50 states.
- December 12 is National Poinsettia Day.
- There are over 100 varieties of poinsettias available.
- $220 million worth of poinsettias are sold during the holiday season.
- Seventy-four percent of Americans still prefer red poinsettias; 8 percent prefer white and 6 percent pink.
- Eighty percent of poinsettias are purchased by women.
- Poinsettias are the best selling flowering potted plant in the United States. In 2004 over 61 million plants were sold.
- Poinsettias were introduced into the United States in 1825 by Joel Poinsett.
Hi Gayle, thanks for sharing all those interesting tidbits about the pointsettias. I didn't know most of them. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
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