Poinsettia lore charts a story of a poor Mexican girl who had no gift to give the Christ child at the Christmas Eve services. Pepita, as she was known to her brothers and sisters in her village, knelt by the roadside and collected a handful of weeds, which she lamented over giving as her humble gift. The weeds are said to have burst into brilliant red poinsettias when they were presented at the nativity scene, marking a holiday miracle and forever naming the plant "Flores de Noche Buena" or Flowers of the Holy Night.
If Pepita could see the poinsettia now, she would exclaim, "That's one rockin' plant!" ... read the whole article
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