Cuttings from over the summer are already flowering!.. or should I say leading 🤔 The showy colored parts of poinsettias that most people think of as the flowers are actually colored bracts (modified leaves). Poinsettias have also been called the lobster flower and the flame-leaf flower, due to the red color. In the US, the poinsettia is named after the US Ambassador to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett, who introduced the flower to us in 1825. The poinsettia’s association with Christmas comes from a Mexican legend. The story goes that a child, with no means for a gift, gathered humble weeds from the side of the road to place at the church alter on Christmas Eve. As the congregation watched, the weeds turned into brilliant red and green flowers. ・・・ #growninhaiti #poinsettias #flower #legendhasit #mexicanculture #VivaMexico #haiti #ayiti #tropical #foodforest #ornamental #agroforestry #red #christmas #culturalappropriation #🤷🏾♂️ https://www.instagram.com/p/B4r-sdZlrQU/?igshid=18xd0gb8r55rl