Modern poinsettia varieties are easier to grow and save from year to year. Waterlogged soil from overwatering is the most ...

Since then, nurseries have continued to cultivate the poinsettia plant, with other 100 varieties now available. You can find them in a range of bloom colors, shapes and sizes. New trends in the ...

The name comes from the amateur botanist and statesman Joel Roberts Poinsett, who happened upon the plant in 1828.

Christmas plants include numerous conifer species, poinsettia, mistletoe, and holly. Species-wise, poinsettia is the most popular during the holidays with more than 70 million sold per year.

and around 1836 the plants were being called Poinsettias. The credit for really popularizing the Poinsettia goes to the Ecke family of California. Albert Ecke started selling them from roadside ...

This week's column tackles questions about what to do with poinsettias after Christmas, mulching and sowing seeds in winter.

This trick will make your colourful plants last longer. The Poinsettia plant adds some much-needed cheer to homes everywhere in the cold, winter months when the trees have shed their leaves and ...

The tradition of the poinsettia first started in Mexico ... It takes a lot of hard work and a little help from Mother Nature ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Like Christmas trees, Santa and reindeer, the poinsettia has long been a ubiquitous symbol of the holiday season in the U.S. and across Europe. But now, nearly 200 years ...