Goldenrod (color) Goldenrod (color) Goldenrod is a color that resembles the goldenrod plant. A Crayola crayon with this name and color, although a lighter version, was created in 1958. Displayed at right is the web color goldenrod. The color "goldenrod" is a representation of the color of some of the deeper gold colored goldenrod flowers. The first known recorded use of "goldenrod" as a color name in English was in 1915. The web color light goldenrod yellow is displayed at right. The web color pale goldenrod is displayed at right. The web color dark goldenrod is a color that resembles the color
Poinsettia seedling to branch, resulting in a bushier plant. In the late 1980s, university researcher John Dole discovered the method previously known only to the Eckes and published it, allowing competitors to flourish, particularly those using low-cost labor in Latin America. The Ecke family's business, now led by Paul Ecke III, decided to stop producing plants in the U.S., but as of 2008, they still serve about 70 percent of the domestic market and 50 percent of the worldwide market. The poinsettia has been cultivated in Egypt since the 1860s, when it was brought from Mexico during the Egyptian campaign. It