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Plant Wins
Yule Favor
One plant particularly favored at Christmas in the United States and Canada is the poinsettia. The holiday colors of this green shrub with its star-shaped red clusters make it an appropriate symbol of the season.
If it had not been for the interest of an American diplomat, Dr. Joel Poinsett of Charleston, S. C., the poinsettia might never have attained popularity. Serving as the first U. S. minister to Mexico in 1828. Dr. Poinsett discovered this tropical plant.
Impressed with its beauty, he brought it back to the United States and introduced it into cultivation. Later, the plant was named the “poinsettia” in his honor.
Albert Ecke, a California farmer, developed and improved the plant, and first marketed it in 1906. Since then, it has become a favorite Yuletide decoration.
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