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The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/ or /p??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important vegetable varieties of the diverse spurge family. The species is indigenous to Mexico. It is specifically popular for its inexperienced and red foliage which is widely used in Xmas floral displays. It derives its common English name from Joel Roberts Poinsett,[3] the first USA Minister to Mexico,[4] who introduced the plant to the US in 1825.

Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically getting a level of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The herb bears dark renewable dentate leaves that measure 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 recognised incorrectly as bloom petals for their groupings and colors often, but are actually leaves.[citation needed] The colors of the bracts are manufactured through photoperiodism, and therefore 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 plants require abundant light throughout the day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and don't attract pollinators. These are grouped within small yellow structures within the center of every leaf number, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is native to Mexico. It really is found in the outdoors in deciduous exotic forests at modest elevations from southern Sinaloa down the whole Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. Additionally it is found in the interior in the hot, seasonally dry forests of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Accounts of E. pulcherrima growing in the open in Nicaragua and Costa Rica have yet to be confirmed by botanists. There are over 100 cultivated varieties of poinsettia.

The Aztecs used the plant to produce red dye and as an antipyretic medication. In Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, the plant is named Cuitlaxochitl, meaning "flower that grows in residues or soil" Today it is well 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, signifying Easter flower. In Peru and Chile, the flower became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is called Atat?rk's blossom because Atat?rk, the founder of the Republic, liked this blossom and made a substantial contribution to its cultivation in Turkey.[citation needed] In Hungarian, it is called Santa Claus' Blossom, and it's trusted as a Christmas decoration.

The plant's relationship with Christmas started out in 16th-century Mexico, where legend tells of a girl, commonly called Pepita or Maria, who was too poor to provide a surprise for the party of Jesus' birthday and was inspired 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 crops in their Holiday festivities. The star-shaped leaf structure is said to symbolize the Celebrity of Bethlehem, and the red color represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Christmas decor in homes, churches, office buildings, and somewhere else across North America. They can be purchased in good sized quantities from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In the United States, December 12 is Country wide Poinsettia Day.

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