Get ready. December 12 is National Poinsettia Day. Congress created the day to commemorate Joel Poinsett who brought the plant to the United States. In honor of Joel, here are a few tidbits about Poinsettias taken from Wikipedia.
· First off, poinsettias are not toxic. Rumors abound that they are poisonous, but it’s not true. They are actually not very toxic, although eating them may make you sick, especially if you are allergic to latex.
· There are exactly 109 varieties of poinsettias, although most Americans prefer the red ones.
· A Mexican legend explains how poinsettias came to be associated with Christmas. Apparently, a child who could not afford a gift to offer to Christ on Christmas Eve picked some weeds from the side of a road. The child was told that a humble gift, if given in love, would be acceptable in God's eyes. When brought into the church, the weeds bloomed into red and green flowers and the congregation felt they had witnessed a Christmas miracle.
· They can be pretty difficult to make reflower after the first year. They are a subtropical plant so they need warm, but not hot environment. And to flower, they need two months of long, dark, uninterrupted nights in the fall.
Visser’s Florist & Greenhouses is currently loaded with beautiful, florist-quality poinsettias. Red, white, pink, we’ve got em all. Come in and see for yourself.
· First off, poinsettias are not toxic. Rumors abound that they are poisonous, but it’s not true. They are actually not very toxic, although eating them may make you sick, especially if you are allergic to latex.
· There are exactly 109 varieties of poinsettias, although most Americans prefer the red ones.
· A Mexican legend explains how poinsettias came to be associated with Christmas. Apparently, a child who could not afford a gift to offer to Christ on Christmas Eve picked some weeds from the side of a road. The child was told that a humble gift, if given in love, would be acceptable in God's eyes. When brought into the church, the weeds bloomed into red and green flowers and the congregation felt they had witnessed a Christmas miracle.
· They can be pretty difficult to make reflower after the first year. They are a subtropical plant so they need warm, but not hot environment. And to flower, they need two months of long, dark, uninterrupted nights in the fall.
Visser’s Florist & Greenhouses is currently loaded with beautiful, florist-quality poinsettias. Red, white, pink, we’ve got em all. Come in and see for yourself.
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