I read on another messageboard that December 12 each year had been declared by an Act of Congress as “National Poinsettia Day” every year, in honour of the death date of Joel Roberts Poinsett. Is there really a national day for this flower in the US, and an Act of Congress to declare this? I’m finding it hard to believe.
I can’t answer your specific question about Poinsettia Day Ice Wolf, but a national day for a flower isn’t unheard of. 1 September was officially designated Wattle Day throughout Australia by the Governor-General in 1992.
Far out, mate. Thanks for the info.
And, in fact, now that I think about it, I vaguely recall some people making references to Pohutakawa Day when I lived in NZ. I don’t know how official that was though.
Just looked into Wattle Day. It was so designated by the-then Minister of the Environment in 1992 (the G-G only signed the declaration), and the wattle is the Aussie national flower.
I don’t think the poinsettia holds that rank in the US yet. Does it?
No, that’s just the name of a festival. We haven’t gone all botanical just yet. 
I’m sure that Mexico is thrilled by our having a holiday named for Poinsett. As our ambassador there 1825-30 he meddled in internal politics to the point that they demanded his recall.