Joel Poinsett - South Carolina

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Poinsettias weren't always a Christmas plant. The plant was introduced to the United States in the 1820s when the first minister to Mexico, Joel Poinsett, brought a few cuttings of wild poinsettias growing in Mexico with him to his home in Greenville, SC. Joel Poinsett passed away in Sumter County on December 12, 1851. The day became known as National Poinsettia Day after the flower which was named in his honor.







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