The Story of Poinsettia Day and U.S.-Mexico Relations
In the late 1820s, Joel Roberts Poinsett introduced the poinsettia plant to Americans, who marveled at its foliage.
… Since 2002, December 12 has been known as Poinsettia Day, … Congress to honor the passing of Paul Ecke, Jr., who helped commercialize the plant in the United States in the middle … of New Mexico Press, 1996). United States' Mexican Company, Statement in relation to the United States' Mexican …