Today is National Poinsettia Day. Which may not sound too exciting since it's just a plant. But it does have a cool bit of history! We even have a Christmas library book at PHIS about it! So click the link below to read about the book and come check it out after you read this bit of history.
Because they are so iconic, be sure to check out the link below for how to make a poinsettia Christmas tree ornament. This is especially important if you have pets since poinsettias are poisonous to animals who eat them! So you can still have your festive flowers and a healthy cat! Here's how the poinsettia became a Christmas flower according to nationaltoday.com: In 16th-century Mexico, the connection between the poinsettia plant and the Christmas season begins. According to legend, a girl wanted desperately to celebrate Jesus’s birthday. Worried, the girl feared she would have no gift to offer because she was so poor. An angel tells her to give any gift with love. After gathering weeds from alongside the road, the young girl placed them in the manger. Miraculously the weeds bloomed into beautiful red stars. The poinsettia initially came to the United States with Joel Roberts Poinsett, an American botanist. In 1825, he sent cuttings home to Charleston, South Carolina.
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