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Poinsettia Pop Quiz
Let’s test your knowledge of the most popular holiday plant!

Poinsettia are related to this perennial:
A. Baby’s Breath
B. Cushion Spurge
C. Peony

For leaves to colour up, they require:
A. Calcium fertilizer
B. Complete darkness for 14 hours a day
C. The hot, dry temperatures of the greenhouse

How many times do we ‘pinch’ back the leaves of our Poinsettia to encourage sturdy, compact plants:
A. Once
B. Twice
C. Five times

Another name for the Poinsettia is:
A. Lobster Flower
B. Crown of Mexico
C. Desert Flames

Poinsettia are poisonous:
A. True
B. False

Joel Roberts Poinsett introduced the Poinsettia. He was a:
A. Botanist
B. Physician
C. United States Ambassador to Mexico