Who would have thought a poinsettia would ever get this big?

谁能想到品红（poinsettia）会长到这么大？

If 2020 has you seeing red, take heart that piddly poinsettia from the grocery store.

如果2020让你心烦，那就买杂货店里那些不起眼的品红来鼓舞自己吧。

The Department of Agriculture estimates that Americans bought $250 million worth of poinsettias last year.

农业部估计，美国人去购买了2.5亿美元的品红。

The poinsettia is native to Central America and needs warmth to grow. Bright red poinsettias are the best known.

品红产地是中美洲，需要温暖的生长环境，最著名的是亮红色品红。

If you are buying poinsettias for the holidays, be sure to examine them for whiteflies before bringing them home.

如果你想节日时购买品红，把它们带回家之前，定要检查它们是否有粉虱。

Mike took the measly poinsettia outside during the warm months and replanted it in a huge pot.

温暖的份里，迈克把叶子少得可怜的品红搬到外面，重新种进个大花盆里。

In the 1960s came poinsettias that grew best in containers. The Eckes started to sell cuttings from these new plants.

盆栽品红的培育20世纪60代日臻完美，艾克家族转而开始销售这些新品种的种苗。

The poinsettia is named for Joel Roberts Poinsett from South Carolina.

品红以来自南卡罗来纳州的 Joel Roberts Poinsett 命名。

In the 1960s came poinsettias that grew best in containers.

1960 代出现了容器中生长最好的品红。

Like, I might have poinsettias, or I might do this little, tiny, mini tree.

就像，我可能会种品红，或者我可能会种棵小小的、小小的、迷你树。

And so poinsettias will actually flower around Christmas.

而且品红确实会圣诞节左右开花。

I found my way to the bedroom by turning left at a huge pot of poinsettias.

我顺着盆巨大的品红左转，找到了卧室。

His thin restless fingers tap-tapped, like the poinsettia shoots tapping against Mrs. Jessie Florian's front wail.

他不安分的纤细手指轻敲着， 就像品红的嫩芽轻敲着杰西·弗洛里安夫人的前额。

Babies and pets that chew on poinsettias can get sick. But experts say the plant is not as poisonous as some people think.

婴儿和宠物若误食品红也会感到不适，但专家称这种植物的毒性并非人们所想的那么厉害。

Babies or pets that chew on poinsettias might get sick. But experts say the plant is not as poisonous as some people think.

婴儿和宠物嚼食圣诞红会得名，但专家说这种植物并非像人们想的那么有毒性。

Bright red poinsettias are the best known. But there are about 100 different kinds, in colors including white, pink, yellow and purple.

尽管鲜红色的品红最为大家熟知，但品红其实约有百种不同的颜色，其中包括白色、粉色、黄色和紫色。

The " flower" of a poinsettia is actually a  bunch of bracts that are more fabulous than the true flowers themselves!

品红的“花”实际上是束比真花本身更美妙的苞片！

Wild poinsettias can grow up to four meters tall. He liked them so much that he sent some cuttings back to the United States.

野生的品红能生长到4米高，他很喜欢就剪了些枝条送回美国。

The flowers of the poinsettia are very small. Around the flowers are colorful leaves called bracts. These bracts are what give the plants their beauty.

品红的花朵非常小，四周是带颜色的叶片，称苞片。也正是这些苞片，造就了品红的美丽。

For poinsettia scenes with shades of red and green, they plant Christmas cheer " leafing" it to be seen with the holly and the ivy.

品红有红色和绿色，人们圣诞时种植它，与冬青和常春藤起观赏。