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found poinsettias blooming wild on the hillside. They were so fascinated by the beautiful flowers, they began to raise fields of poinsettias and sold them as cut flowers for Christmas.
The fields of poinsettias became a landmark' for Hollywood as they attracted tourist buses for such a beautiful sight that would long be remembered.
In 1920, Paul Ecke Sr. developed the first poinsettia that could be successfully grown as an inside potted plant.
Today, the poinsettia is not only the most popular Christmas plant but is the number one flowering potted plant in the United States.
The selling period is only six weeks out of the year, in terms of wholesale value, but the poinsettia far out distances the second place Chrysanthemum and third place geranium.
There are at least 30 varieties of poinsettias. The greenhouses begin with cuttings, which have been growing since August, and by Christmas they
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