一品红或圣诞花
一品红或圣诞花 (© David Hosking/NPL/Minden Pictures)
圣诞花(Christmas flowers)
你熟悉这幅画的植物吗?是的,它是圣诞节充满色彩的植物,也被称为复活节花。它的星状叶子使它成为冬季的标志性象征。每年12月12日,都会庆祝国庆节,以纪念美国第一位驻墨西哥大使乔尔·罗伯茨·波因塞特,他在格雷罗的塔斯科发现这种植物后,于1820年代将其带到美国。他被她的美丽迷住了,带她去了南卡罗来纳州的家。
原文:
Does the plant sound like the image? Yes, it is the plant that fills Christmas with color, also known as the Easter flower. Its star-shaped leaves have made it an iconic symbol of the winter season. National Easter Flower Day is celebrated every December 12 in honor of Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico, who brought this plant to America in the 1820s after discovering it in Taxco, Guerrero. Fascinated by her beauty, he took her to his home in South Carolina.
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