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These familiar holiday decorative plants are native to Central America, and are now available in an amazing array of colors and patterns. Being somewhat of a traditionalist, I prefer the original bright red. Poinsettias can stay looking nice for well over a month if well maintained and are not really poisonous. The worst you could get from eating an entire plant might be a stomach ache. If you take really good care of your poinsettia, you can plant it outside in early June, and bring in a huge plant in mid-September. It provides an interesting look in the summer garden. When you bring it inside a early fall, cover it every night with a light blocking dark cloth, so that the plant is triggered to produce the striking colored leaves.

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