How Do Poinsettias Work?
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🗓️ 1 December 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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These bright winter houseplants are better known for their leaves than their flowers, and they only get their color by being kept in the dark. Learn the history and science behind poinsettias in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-christmas/poinsettia.htm
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| 1:10.0 | The Poinsetia is the plant equivalent of Mariah Carries all I want for Christmas |
| 1:15.9 | is you. You perhaps don't even remember it exists until the first day you walk into a store |
| 1:21.1 | in November and suddenly it is the holiday season. |
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