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Botanist, physician and statesman Joel Roberts Poinsettia(March 2, 1774 - December 12, 1851) is the person for whom poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are named.
Specifically, Poinsett discovered the plant growing in the wild in its native Mexico. He was impressed with the plant's bright, end-of-the-year bloom. He realized that the plant would generate a lot of interest among botanists in the United States of America. In 1828, he began sending specimens back to his own botanical greenhouses in South Carolina and to select botanist friends. He thereby became the first person known to have introduced the plant north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Who was the poinsettia name after and what was his profession?
The Poinsettia was named after J.R. Poinsett a US Minister to Mexico.
What language is Poinsettia?
Poinsettia is from New Latin. It was named after Joel R. Poinsett, an American diplomat, who died in 1851.
What is the derivation of the word poinsettia?
a flower The poinsettia( Euphorbia pulcherrima) was named after the American Minister to Mexico Joel Roberts Poinsett.
For whom is the poinsettia plant named?
Joel Roberts Poinsett
Christmas flower named after botanist?
If you are looking for the answer to a worksheet entitled "5-10 Items Named After People" then the answer is Poinsettia.
What is a plant that that has a bird named after it and reminds you of Christmas?
Poinsettia, whipping willow , bird of paradise, christmas cactus,
The plumbing profession was named after which element?
lead
What are the nutritional values of poinsettia?
what are nutritional values of poinsettia?
The poinsettia was called cuitlaxochitl by the Aztecs?
It wAs called poinsettia.
How do you spell poinsettia in french?
Poinsettia is spelled the same in French.
How do you use the word poinsettia in a sentence?
I should water my poinsettia.
Where was poinsettia first grown?
The poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima is a native of Mexico.
