The poinsettia has long been a flower of celebration, but its story begins far from snowy windowsills. In its native Mexico, it was known as Cuetlaxochitl, the flower that blooms from fall into winter, a symbol of renewal and the return of light. The Aztecs used it in rituals honoring the goddess of fertility and new life, its red bracts representing vitality and the endurance of the human spirit. When Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico, introduced the plant to America in
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The poinsettia has long been a flower of celebration, but its story begins far from snowy windowsills. In its native Mexico, it was known as Cuetlaxochitl, the flower that blooms from fall into winter, a symbol of renewal and the return of light. The Aztecs used it in rituals honoring the goddess of fertility and new life, its red bracts representing vitality and the endurance of the human spirit. When Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico, introduced the plant to America in
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