Most gardeners don’t realize the Mexican poinsettia, so emblematic of our winter holidays, has a cousin native to Florida.

In their natural habitats, wild poinsettias grow to be 10 ... widespread practice throughout Mexico. According to Mexican lore about how poinsettias became a Christmas flower, a child named ...

Poinsettias originated in Mexico and Central America where they grow up to 13 feet tall on the Pacific side of the map.

The agency needs to immediately begin building additional populations in the United States to ensure against the second wild extinction of this species.” “The Fish and Wildlife Service should start ...