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The long strange tale of the Poinsettia Cuetlaxochitl. It is also known as Flame Leaf or Flower of the Holy Night.
The ancient Aztecs had a name for this plant found blooming.
Story of the poinsettia mexico. Joel Poinsett who was the first ambassador to Mexico brought the bright red star-shaped flower to the United States. Hence it was names as Poinsettia. It is also known as Flame Leaf or Flower of the Holy Night.
The legend related to this favorite Christmas flower is. Legend of the Poinsettia A charming story is told of Pepita a poor Mexican girl who had no gift to present the Christ Child at Christmas Eve Services Holy Mass. As Pepita walked slowly to the chapel with her cousin Pedro her heart was filled with sadness rather than joy.
The long strange tale of the Poinsettia Cuetlaxochitl. The origin of the Poinsettia. For us to begin we have to go all the way back to the 14 th century Mexico.
Pepita and the Poinsettia. As legend has it a young girl named Pepita was traveling to her village to visit the. The namesake of the.
In Mexico the poinsettia is called flores de nochebuena which translates as flowers of the Holy Night. The poinsettia made it way to the United States in the early 1800s through the efforts of the first US. Ambassador to Mexico Joel Roberts Poinsett.
No coincidence the flower was named after him Poinsett was an amateur botanist who resided in Greenville South Carolina. The poinsettia was cultivated by the Aztecs of Mexico long before the introduction of Christianity to the Western Hemisphere. During the 17th century Franciscan priests in Mexico began to use the flower in nativity processions because of its brilliant color and holiday bloom A favorite flower in many countries with its beautiful red star-shaped flower.
It is called the Flame Leaf in Central America or Flower of the Holy Night. What we call the Poinsettia is native to Mexico and was called Cuetlaxochitl by the Aztecs. Its name signified Flower that withers mortal flower that perishes like all that is pure.
The cuetlaxochitl was cultivated as a gift from the gods and Montezuma 1480 - 1520 last of the Aztec Kings adorned his palaces with the plant. Cuetlaxochitl with its blood red color. The history of the poinsettia is as colorful as its flowers which are actually a special type of leaves known as bracts.
Native to the southern Mexico region of Taxco del Alarcon the earliest known facts about poinsettias indicate that ancient Aztecs used the leaves to make dyes for clothes and cosmetics and used the sap to treat fevers. Poinsettias are native to Mexico. They are also found in Central America.
The first United States Minister to Mexico Joel Roberts Poinsett introduced the plant into the United States in 1825. December 12 th is National Poinsettia Day US which marks the death of Joel Roberts Poinsett in 1851. Reading of The Legend of the Pointsettia by Tomie dePaola.
Joel Poinsett der erste Botschafter in Mexiko war brachte das leuchtend rote sternförmige Blüte zu den Vereinigten Staaten. Daher war es Namen wie Poinsettia. Es wird auch als Flame Leaf oder Blume des Holy Night bekannt.
Die Legende zu diesem Lieblings-Weihnachts-Blume ist Mexican auch. Allerdings gibt es zwei Versionen der Geschichte. The story of poinsettias as an unlikely Christmas flower begins with an old Mexican legend and later a major American business venture.
Poinsettias are native to a region of southern Mexico where they flower during the winter season. Its a perennial shrub that was once considered a week and will grow 10 to 15 feet tall in the wild. The Aztecs used the poinsettia bracts to make a reddish-purple dye.
Poinsettias didnt arrive in the United States until the 19th century. The plant is named for the first US. Ambassador to Mexico Dr.
Joel Roberts Poinsett who introduced America to the poinsettia in 1828 after discovering it in the wilderness in southern Mexico. Poinsett who dabbled in botany when he wasnt politicking between nations sent cuttings of the plant back to his. The Poinsettia flower was discovered in Mexico and originally known as the Mexican Flame Flower.
It came to be known in the United States as the Poinsettia in 1836 when the first US Minister to Mexico and botanist Joel Roberts Poinsett began to send the plant home to his green houses in South Carolina. Today while still known in the US as the Poinsettia in Mexico and Guatemala it is called. Learn why the Poinsettia is a part of Christmas tradition as Señora Dee Dee celebrates La Navidad with the story of Pepita and the Legend of the Poinsettia.
THE HISTORY OF THE POINSETTIA The plant we know today as the poinsettia has a long and interesting history. The fact is that lovely plant you place in your home during the holidays was once used as a fever medicine. Native to Central America the plant flourished in an area of Southern Mexico known as Taxco del Alarcon.
The ancient Aztecs had a name for this plant found blooming. The story behind poinsettias is rich in history and lore. The vibrant plants are native to the rocky canyons of Guatemala and Mexico.
Poinsettias were cultivated by the Mayans and Aztecs who valued the red bracts as a colorful reddish-purple fabric dye and the sap for its many medicinal qualities. The History and Legend of the Poinsettia The plant we know today as the poinsettia has a long and interestin g history woven in a combination of legend politics and a beloved embassador. Native to Central America the plant flourished in an area of Southern Mexico known as Taxco del Alarcon.