The Star of Christmas Christmas is the official flower of the United States. Their tendency to bloom in early winter leaves living together with their red, star-shaped, making it the perfect Christmas tree. Surprisingly to centuries before the Christmas star is not even within the United States there are only.
The poinsettia, first as Flores de Noche Buena (Flowers of the Holy Night) is a plant that is native toHighlands of Central America. Ancient Aztecs used the milky juice (latex), the poinsettia, fever, caused by disease to treat. You also have the red leaves of the plant with a purple, the color of makeup, dress fabric and has been used to create.
Had it not been for Dr. Joel Poinsett, the poinsettia may never have become a traditional part of American Christmas. Besides being the first Mexican ambassador to the United States, Poinsett was also an amateur botanist.During a trip to Mexico in 1825, noted the growing of plants in a beautiful flower, wild, and could not resist taking home some in South Carolina with him. The plants so well under his care, he flourished in the situation, enough of them to play, was to give them his friends, and various botanical gardens. Finally, the system may be found in the wild in the United States. The Flores de Noche Buena then took the English name of poinsettia in honor of Dr. JoelPoinsett.
Paul Sr. corner is sealed with the founding of the first Christmas star that could be grown at home accredited. He liked the plan so much that he wanted a living symbol of Christmas. He sold the factory to all the people in the United States makes his vision of success. He was so successful that it became the largest producer of the Christmas star in the world. In fact, over 90% of the poinsettias sold in today's world by Paul Ecke Ranch in California.
AsChristmas with each symbol, there is a legend that Christianity relations with poinsettia. This legend tells of a poor girl and her cousin who wanted to see the nursery of the church. The little girl was sad because he had a gift for the baby Jesus. His cousin convinced her that a bouquet of weeds were collected from the street to be the perfect gift for him, because he was a small gift. As they approached the church to change, the bouquet of weeds inbeautiful red flowers, which we now know as the Christmas star.
Since its U.S. introduction in 1825, the poinsettia the most popular plants at Christmas time. Every year there are more than 70 million poinsettias sold in the U.S. alone. The poinsettia is also called a day after him. Poinsettia Day is December 12 marks the date that Dr. Joel Poinsett died.
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