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Poinsettias: A Christmas tradition

Name: Poinsettias: A Christmas tradition
Uploaded: 2016-12-25T09:33:51-0500
Duration: 4 min 17 s
Description: Poinsettias provide a canvas of seasonal color. Mark Strassmann explores the history of how this red-and-green foliage, imported from Mexico, became America's most colorful yuletide symbol.

Poinsettias provide a canvas of seasonal color. Mark Strassmann explores the history of how this red-and-green foliage, imported from Mexico, became America's most colorful yuletide symbol.