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Old 12-23-2008, 09:14 AM   #22 (permalink)
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80% of the world's poinsettias are produced at the Ecke Ranch in Encitas, Calinfornia.

Poinsettia is a name given to the plant in honor of Joel Poinsett, who was an ambassador to Mexico in the 1800s.

The scientific name for poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima, means "very beautiful".


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