After the Christmas tree, poinsettias are the quintessential holiday plant.Bright and festive with their cherry red leaves that form star-shaped clusters, poinsettias bring color and beauty to a home during the long, dark days of winter.Poinsettias are indigenous to Central America and they grow wild in Southern Mexico. According to Mexican folklore, a young child wanted to bring a gift to honor baby Jesus on Christmas Eve. Being a peasant, the child had no money to buy a gift so instead picked a bouquet of weeds for the Christ child. Touched by this gift, the angel blessed the weeds and transformed them ...