Facts About Poinsettias

No flower quite says “Christmas” like a poinsettia.  Red accounts for three-fourths of poinsettia sales today, but there are more than 100 varieties, including colors of cream, apricot, and white, according to Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor at University of Vermont.

According to the USDA Floriculture Crops report, 35 million pots of poinsettias were sold in 2014, accounting for 19 percent of all flowering potted plant sales. Total sales were $146 million.

Native to Mexico and Central America, California is the top US state to sell poinsettias, followed by North Carolina, Texas and Florida.