Reflecting on
National Poinsettia Day
Yesterday, on December 12th, people celebrated National Poinsettia Day. It is an annual celebration commemorating the death of Joel Roberts Poinsett, an American diplomat that introduced the Poinsettia plant to the United States. It honours its deep ties to Christmas traditions, especially the Mexican legend of a poor girl whose humble gift of weeds bloomed into the beautiful “Flower of the Holy Night.”

Red Poinsettias

National Poinsettia Day is a day for spreading holiday cheer with the Red-leafed plants. Churches line them up in front of pulpits & many are donated by members in honor of loved ones no longer with us. Poinsettias are often given as gifts during the. Christmas holiday season.


Terri’s The #Flower Hour #10-Festive Holiday Florals and Decor

Also posting for:
Bren’s Floral Friday
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)

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Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
God Bless. Have a very Merry Christmas Holiday Season. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Entirely understandable, Deb, …. I do mix ups all the time, … and I haven’t got the sleep deprivation you’re experiencing, …(though for such a wonderful reason) … Poinsettias, … you just have to look at them to feel uplifted, … and thank you for the extra added info, Deb, … have a great weekend, ( and a few quick naps)….✨
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Thank you Penn! Enjoy your weekend.
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I thought maybe you posted late in the evening and were projecting. No Friday the 13th…the west side of our state has enough problems with flooding! We’re on the east side Spokane, rain, no snow, no flooding. 😁
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I do work on posts late in the night after my grandson goes to sleep & have them post just after midnight on Friday morning. I might claim sleep deprivation, my new granddaughter was born early Tuesday morning at 2:46 am and didn’t get any real sleep until Wednesday night after being awake since very early Monday morning.
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Oh how interesting, Deb! Thanks for sharing this info about the beautiful poinsettia. I never knew it was named after someone. Today is Dec 12, so I’ll celebrate 🥳 😁❤️
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Thank you Terri! I think I hit my days confused & thought today was Friday the 13th. lol, guess I was wrong.
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