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By the late 1800s, poinsettia production had spread to U.S. states and even Europe. The current popularity in poinsettia production can be traced back to the efforts of the German migrant Ecke family.
Here's how poinsettias went from their ancient Aztec beginnings to one of the world's most beloved holiday plants.
Newspaper headline from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin (1913) wrongly alleging that poinsettia is deadly. Poinsettias are popularly, though incorrectly, said to be toxic to humans and other animals. [5] This misconception was spread by a 1919 urban legend of a two-year-old child dying after consuming a poinsettia leaf. [17]
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. The name comes from the amateur botanist and ...
A modern Mexican legend says that the poinsettia was once a weed that miraculously turned into a beautiful flower so that a child could present it to the infant Jesus. [5] The name for this plant is also used to refer to a dark bock-style beer which is only available during the Christmas season. [1] [6]
The story's earliest recorded variant is from 1964 (The Book of Festival Holidays), and the child was first named Pepita in 1997 (Poinsettias: Myth & Legend). This article states that poinsettias were first associated with Christmas by Franciscan priests in the 17th century.
Père Fouettard (French for 'Father Whipper' / 'Old Man Whipper'; pronounced [pɛʁ fwɛtaʁ]) is a character who accompanies Saint Nicholas on his rounds during Saint Nicholas Day (6 December) dispensing lumps of coal and/or beatings to naughty children while Saint Nicholas gives gifts to the well behaved. [1]
In one story a man offers his last mug of mulled cider to the trees in his orchard on Christmas Eve (a reflection of the custom and ritual of apple wassailing). He is rewarded by the Apple Tree Man who reveals to him the location of buried gold, more than enough to pay his rent.