Poinsettias (—品紅) are native in Mexico but this colourful plant has become part of the Christmas tradition all over North America. The red part of the poinsettia plant are leaves and not flowers. The leaves that have turned red called bracts (苞) .The weeks before Christmas are a busy time for poinsettia sales. More poinsettias are sold in North America in the six weeks before Christmas than all other weeks of the year combine. This year about 65 million potted poinsettias were sold at cost of more than 250 million dollars in total. More poinsettias are sold than any other kind of potted plant.

Poinsettias are sometimes said to be poison but they are not. Eat the leaves might make you slight sick. However,even a small child must eat about 500 leaves before they would be dead.


Poinsettias are native inMexico but this

 to 

colourful plant has become part of the Christmas 

tradition all over North America. The red part of the 

poinsettia plant are leaves and not flowers. The

 leaves that have turned red A called bracts. The 

are

 weeks before Christmas are a busy time for poinsettia 

is sales. More poinsettias are sold in North America in

 the six weeks before Christmas than all other weeks 

of the year combine . This year about 65 million 

combined

 potted poinsettias were sold at A cost of more than

a 

250 million dollars in total. More poinsettias are sold

 than any other kind of potted plant.

Poinsettias are sometimes said to be poison 

poisonous

 but they are not.    Eat the leaves might make you

 Eating slight sick. However,even a small child must eat 

slightly could 

about 500 leaves before they would be dead .

deadly

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