Gene Jarvis: Poinsettia

Artist: Gene Jarvis
1921 - 1990
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1982
Image Size: 9.5 by 9 inches
Overall Size: 12.75 by 12.5 inches
Medium: Pen & Ink on Hot Press Illustration Board

Few flowers are as well-known to Americans ... or as beloved ... as the Poinsettia. The plant's vivid red color has made it a fitting emblem for Christmas and a favorite Christmas decoration for homes throughout both America and Great Britain. Many people mistakenly think the bright red leaves of this favorite plant are flowers. In reality, the Poinsettia's flowers are barely noticeable amid the vividly hued leaves. They are the tiny greenish-yellow blossoms grouped terminally at the center of the petal-like leaf bract. These plants, so prized in the United States, are grown as beautiful flowering hedges in Central America. In addition to their well-known scarlet color, certain Poinsettias bear leaves of white, salmon-pink or yellow. This memorable plant was named for Joel R. Poinsett, the American diplomat to Latin America who brought the Poinsettia to the United States from Mexico. In Mexico, the plant's natural home, the Poinsettia blooms in moist, wet ravines and on rocky hillsides. It sometimes attains a height of sixteen feet in the wild.

This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Dominica 4¢ Poinsettia stamp issued November 2, 1981.

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