Few of us have that kind of background, whose sales are concentrated in about six weeks just before Christmas.JOEL ROBERTS POINSETT is the name-sake for North America’s bestselling potted plant, which is a native of Central America, and known as the ‘Easter Flower’ in Cuba and Spain.  Poinsett himself travelled across Europe, Russia and Latin America, eventually becoming the US Ambassador to Mexico. Mexicans were not exactly fond of him, which may explain why a Mexican lizard was given his name. The day he died, December 12th, is also known as National Poinsettia Day.<PHOTO ABOVE – Allan Gardens, Toronto>