Poinsettia Facts and Folklore December 15, 2004

The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/p or /??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important plant types of the diverse spurge family. The types is indigenous to Mexico. It is specifically well known because of its renewable and red foliage which is trusted in Holiday floral shows. It derives its common English name from Joel Roberts Poinsett,[3] the first United States Minister to Mexico,[4] who introduced the plant to the US in 1825.

Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically achieving a level of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The herb bears dark green dentate leaves that strategy 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) long. The colored bracts--which 're normally flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, pink, white, or marbled--are recognised incorrectly as flower petals because of their groupings and colors often, but are leaves actually.[citation needed] The colors of the bracts are created through photoperiodism, meaning that they might need darkness (12 hours at the same time for at least five days in a row) to change color. At the same time, the crops require abundant light throughout the day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and do not attract pollinators. They can be grouped within small yellowish structures within the center of each leaf number, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is indigenous to Mexico. It is found in the outrageous in deciduous exotic forests at modest elevations from southern Sinaloa down the complete Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It is found in the interior in the hot also, dried up forests of Guerrero seasonally, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Information of E. pulcherrima growing in the wild in Costa and Nicaragua Rica have yet to be affirmed by botanists. There are over 100 cultivated varieties 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 recognized as Flor de Pascua or Pascua, indicating Easter flower. In Chile and Peru, the plant became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is called Atat?rk's blossom because Atat?rk, the creator of the Republic, liked this bloom and made a substantial contribution to its cultivation in Turkey.[citation needed] In Hungarian, it is called Santa Claus' Flower, and it's trusted as a Holiday decoration.

The plant's relationship with Christmas started in 16th-century Mexico, where story tells of a girl, called Pepita or Maria commonly, who was simply too poor to give a present for the celebration of Jesus' birthday and was motivated by an angel to assemble weeds from the roadside and place them in front of the cathedral altar. Crimson blossoms sprouted from the weeds and became beautiful poinsettias. From the 17th century, Franciscan friars in Mexico included the vegetation in their Xmas activities. The star-shaped leaf design is said to symbolize the Celebrity of Bethlehem, and the red colorization represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Xmas decorations in homes, churches, office buildings, and across North America elsewhere. They are available in large numbers from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In america, 12 is Country wide Poinsettia Day dec.

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