![Potted poinsettias make popular hiliday decorations. Native to Mexico, the "nochebuena" is named for Christmas Eve (Holy Night).](/photos/8796-2-p-potted-poinsettias-make-popular-hiliday-decorations-nativ-large.jpg?1261268668 "Potted poinsettias make popular hiliday decorations. Native to Mexico, the "nochebuena" is named for Christmas Eve (Holy Night).")
Potted poinsettias make popular hiliday decorations. Native to Mexico, the "nochebuena" is named for Christmas Eve (Holy Night).
© Diodora Bucur, 2009
Source article: The poinsettia, Mexico's Christmas gift to the world
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