Poinsettias Are Dumb

Poinsettias are dumb. At least here in Maine.

You know the joke about selling refrigerators to Eskimos? I don't know about that but what I do know is that buying Christmas Poinsettias here in Maine is really dumb. Tropical plants and cold Maine winters just don't mix. But that doesn't mean you won't see plenty of suckers walking out of the supermarket with one of these little red and green botanical wonders tucked under their arm.

Oh the Christmas joy on their faces as they walk through the automatic doors into a blast of freezing cold winter wind. Of course the poinsettia instantly dies and by the time the purchaser gets home all they have left is a stick in a fancy gold foil wrapped pot. But next year they'll be at it again, swooning over the short lived red and green glory.