I love the bright red of the poinsettias that we see this time of year.  For years I ordered them as a school fundraiser, but as my daughters got older and left elementary school, I couldn’t bring myself to buy them from the grocery store, though the prices are decent.

Plus, they started taking over my house.  I just couldn’t bear the idea of throwing the plant out after Christmas – the green leaves stayed pretty throughout the year.  I finally sucked it up, put on my big girl britches, and got rid of them.  And it broke my heart seeing the green plants out by the trash can in the cold weather.

According to our Ron – writing over at PopFi – the poinsettia is the most popular plant in America.

The poinsettia is actually the most popular potted plant in the States, with over 85 percent of its sales coming in the holiday season.  This notoriously difficult to farm plant was made popular by Paul Ecke in the 1950’s, and the Paul Ecke farms produce half the world’s supply of poinsettias from a proprietary technique kept secret by the family until the 90’s.

Come to find out, you CAN replant them.  Next time I won’t have to be so heartless…