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Poinsettias, paperwhites and more: Plants that brighten the holidays
They were introduced to the United States in the 19th century by Joel Poinsett ... gifts for friends and family. Christmas Cactuses are low-maintenance succulent plants with cascading blooms ...
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Joel Poinsett: all about the namesake of poinsettia, a secret agent and perpetrator of the ‘Trail of Tears’
The name comes from the amateur botanist and statesman Joel Roberts Poinsett, who happened upon the plant in 1828 during his tenure as the first US minister to the newly independent Mexico.
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How to Care for Poinsettias and Make Them Last Through the Holiday Season
Few Christmas plants embody the holiday season quite like ... to the United States in the early 1800s by Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico. Their star-shaped leaves ...