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History and legend, the Aztecs called poinsettias "cuetlaxochitl. In this century, 14 to 16 of the sap is used to control fever and the bracts (modified leaves) are used to make a dye.Montezuma reddish, the last of the Aztec kings, would have poinsettias brought into what is now Mexico city in convoys of poinsettias, because it can be grown in height.

In the 17th century, John Balme, a botanist, noted poinsettia plant in his writings.

The botanical name, Euphorbia pulcherrima, was assigned to the poinsettia by the German botanist Wilenow. The plant has been enlarged by a crack in its gas. Dazzled by its color, given the botanical name, Euphorbia pulcherrima meaning "very beautiful".

Joel Roberts Poinsett was the first United States Ambassador to Mexico being appointed by President John Quincy Adams in the 1820s. Upon his appointment, Mexico has participated in a civil war. Because his interest in botany who introduced the American elm, Mexico. While in Mexico, traveled the countryside in search of new species of plants. In 1828, found a beautiful shrub with large red flowers growing next to a road. He took cuttings from the plant and returned to his greenhouse in South Carolina. Despite that Poinsett has had an outstanding career as a member of Congress the United States and as an ambassador, he will always be remembered for introducing the poinsettia into the United States of America.

William Prescott, historian and horticulturist, was asked to give Euphorbia pulcherrima a new name, as it became more popular. At that time Mr. Prescott had just published a book entitled "The Conquest of Mexico", in which he detailed Joel Poinsett's discovery of the plant. Prescott plant name in honor the poinsettia Joel Poinsett's discovery.

A nursery in Pennsylvania, John Bartram is credited as being the first to sell poinsettias under its botanical name, Euphorbia pulcherrima

In the early 1900s, the Ecke family of southern California grew poinsettias outdoors for use as garden plants and cut flowers. Finally, the family has grown in greenhouses and the poinsettia is now recognized as the leading producer poinsettia to the United States.

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