Poinsettia Gift And The History of Poinsettias -The Noche Buena
So many ask me about this red plant that now is the largest selling plant by the millions every year. Native to Mexico and Central America, poinsettias, grow wild up to nearly 10 feet blooming in the winter. The red ‘flowers’ botanically, are really not flowers at all, yet are just red leaves surrounding the yellow centers-the real flower of the plant. The Aztecs called them Cuetlaxochitle which translates to “flower of leather petals”. Their legend says the plant came from their captives spilled blood. Grown for decoration and medicine; the plants latex sap was used for fevers and cloth […]