'Tis the season for abundant foliage and fragrance, and what better way to ring in the holidays than with everyone's favorite Christmas flower – the poinsettia.
Christmas simply wouldn't be complete without one. In the 1820s, diplomat Joel Roberts Poinsett introduced the plant from Mexico to the United States, sharing it widely, and it soon became linked with the Christmas season. Actress Reese Witherspoon's porch poinsettias demonstrate their appeal today. Her picture-perfect front porch is always seasonally dressed to perfection, and the holiday season is clearly no different.
