While we have all seen the strategically placed bright red-and-green
plant around the holidays, does anyone know where it originated from? In
1828, Joel R. Poinsett, the American minister to Mexico, brought over a
plant from Mexico to America. Due to its bright red-and-green coloring,
it seemed only fitting that it would be perfect for the holidays. After
his arrival the plant, called a poinsettias after Poinsett, started
showing up in greenhouses in 1830. Soon after, in 1870, New York stores
began to sell them during Christmas time and by 1900 they became the
universal symbol of the holiday we all recognize today.
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