'Following the right care, a poinsettia can last for two to three months in its full festive glory,' agrees Jo Lambell, ...

While the traditional red poinsettia is a staple of many homes over the holiday period, they are not your only option. For cheerful brights or pastels, why not grow pink poinsettias?

Poinsettias have been a holiday staple in the U.S. for nearly 200 years, but do you know how to take care of these tropical Christmas flowers? Here are smart tips.

Poinsettia plants are used to adorn stores, are printed on Christmas cards and are seen as the traditional Christmas flower. Their history begins with Indigenous communities from Latin America but ...

Factors to Consider When Watering Poinsettia How often you water poinsettias depends on several factors, including sunlight, soil type, container size, and temperature.

Is the 'poinsettia' name losing its luster? As more people learn of its namesake's complicated history, the name "poinsettia" has become less attractive in the United States.

Secret Santa gift exchanges can be fun during the holidays, but a mom of four shares a fresh idea for a new family tradition during the Christmas season — involving poinsettias and kindness to ...

The name “poinsettia” comes from the amateur botanist and statesman Joel Roberts Poinsett, who happened upon the plant in 1828 on a side trip during his tenure as the first U.S. minister to a ...

Poinsettia, named after a slaveholder, is undergoing a rebranding, including the name ‘cuetaxochitl’ Published accounts reveal Joel Roberts Poinsett as a slaveholder and a secretary of war who ...

It’s Christmastime, and the symbols of the season are everywhere. Christmas plants include numerous conifer species, poinsettia, mistletoe, and holly. Species-wise, poinsettia is the most ...

While Joel Roberts Poinsett, an amateur botanist and statesman, introduced the plant to the US and Europe, its cultivation goes back to the Aztec empire in Mexico.

How the rugged poinsettia became our favorite holiday flower Long before a clever marketer turned it into a Christmas staple, the Aztec and Maya celebrated the colorful shrub for its medicinal value.