POISONOUS POINSETTIAS

Since the early part of the 20th century a rumor has persisted that Poinsettias are poisonous.
For over ninety years this rumor has continued to circulate because of an alleged incident in 1919 when the two year old child of an Army office allegedly died after eating a Poinsettia leaf.
It was never proved by medicine or science and no other incidents have been reported but the rumor persists but even if they are not poisonous don't eat them anyway there are better things to eat at Christmas time.