VOA News Africa Poinsettia’s Origins, Namesake’s Checkered History Get New Attention Design TechDecember 21, 2023030 views Poinsettia’s Origins, Namesake’s Checkered History Get New Attention Producer Rosalva Cuaxospa walks amid her potted poinsettias in a greenhouse in the San Luis Tlaxialtemalco district of Mexico City, Dec. 14, 2023.