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Express Reality teaches nature by highlighting the unique characteristics of plants and animals. Please remember to see our books for kids! 📚📚

December 12th is National Poinsettia Day;
The impressive leafy plant that people often display.
They were brought to the US by Dr. Poinsett,
Who suspected that Americans hadn’t seen them yet.
He was the first US diplomat to Mexico
And had traveled to a place where poinsettias grow.
Poinsettias love the warmth, the sunlight, some rain,
And when watering indoor plants, allow the water to drain.
The plants’ colored bracts are called modified leaves,
They are not the plants’ flowers, as some people perceive.
Their modest little flowers are not easy to see,
And they don’t lure pollinators like bugs, birds or bees.
Should you need a festive plant, there is nothing better,
Than to decorate your home with a colorful poinsettia.