
Poinsettia: How a U.S. Diplomat Made a Mexican Flower an International Favorite
Posted by: Neely Tucker
U.S. politician and diplomat Joel R. Poinsett was also an amateur botanist. In 1828, he brought back a bright red plant from a posting in Mexico, grew it in his South Carolina greenhouses and was so identified with its popularity that it was soon named after him -- the poinsettia, the ever-popular holiday decoration.
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