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The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/ or /p??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important seed species of the diverse spurge family. The types is indigenous to Mexico. It is especially popular because of its inexperienced and red foliage and it is trusted in Christmas floral shows. It derives its common English name from Joel Roberts Poinsett,[3] the first USA Minister to Mexico,[4] who introduced the plant to the united states in 1825.

Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically achieving a height of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The herb bears dark inexperienced dentate leaves that solution 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) in length. The colored bracts--which 're normally flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, red, white, or marbled--are often recognised incorrectly as blossom petals because of their groupings and colors, but are actually leaves.[citation needed] The colors of the bracts are created through photoperiodism, meaning that they might need darkness (12 hours at a time for at least five days in a row) to change color. At the same time, the plants require abundant light through the full day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and do not attract pollinators. They are really grouped within small yellow structures found in the center of every leaf number, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is indigenous to Mexico. It really is found in the crazy in deciduous exotic forests at average elevations from southern Sinaloa down the entire Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It is found in the interior in the hot also, dried out forests of Guerrero seasonally, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Studies of E. pulcherrima growing in the wild in Costa and Nicaragua Rica have yet to be affirmed by botanists. You can find over 100 cultivated types of poinsettia.

The plant was used by the Aztecs to produce red dye and as an antipyretic medication. In Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, the plant is called Cuitlaxochitl, meaning "flower that grows in residues or soil" Today it is known in Mexico and Guatemala as Flor de Noche Buena, meaning Christmas Eve Flower. In Spain it is known as Flor de Pascua or Pascua, meaning Easter flower. In Peru and Chile, the herb became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is called Atat?rk's bloom because Atat?rk, the founder of the Republic, liked this blossom and made a significant contribution to its cultivation in Turkey.[citation needed] In Hungarian, it is named Santa Claus' Bloom, and it's widely used as a Xmas decoration.

The plant's association with Christmas started in 16th-century Mexico, where tale tells of a woman, commonly called Pepita or Maria, who was too poor to provide a gift for the special event of Jesus' birthday and was inspired by an angel to assemble weeds from the roadside and place them before the church altar. Crimson blossoms sprouted from the weeds and became beautiful poinsettias. From the 17th century, Franciscan friars in Mexico included the plants in their Xmas celebrations. The star-shaped leaf structure is said to symbolize the Star of Bethlehem, and the red color represents the bloodstream sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Holiday designs in homes, churches, office buildings, and across North America in other places. They can be purchased in large numbers from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In america, 12 is Country wide Poinsettia Day december.

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