-By Lynsey Grosfield- There are a few Christmas plants that consistently hit the stores every year, and they couldn't be more different from one another. Here is the low-down on taking care of the three most popular seasonal botanical all throughout the holidays. Poinsettias ( Euphorb ia pulcherrima) are native to Mexico, where they have been used as both a dye and as a symbol of Christmas since the 16th century. Poinsettias aren’t grown for their flowers but actually for their bracts—which are a specialized form of leaf—that stop the show, they...

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