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The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/ or /p??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important plant types of the diverse spurge family. The species is indigenous to Mexico. It is especially popular for its red and renewable foliage and is widely used in Christmas floral displays. 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 height of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The flower bears dark green dentate leaves that measure 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) in length. The coloured bracts--which are most often flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, red, white, or marbled--are mistaken for rose petals because of their groupings and colors often, but are actually leaves.[citation needed] The colors of the bracts are created through photoperiodism, and therefore they might need darkness (12 hours at the same time for at least five days in a row) to improve color. At the same time, the vegetation require numerous light during the day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and do not attract pollinators. These are grouped within small yellowish structures found in the center of each leaf number, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is local to Mexico. It really is within the outrageous in deciduous tropical forests at modest elevations from southern Sinaloa down the whole Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. Additionally it is found in the inside in the hot, seasonally dry forests of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Reports of E. pulcherrima growing in the wild in Costa and Nicaragua Rica have yet to be validated by botanists. You will discover over 100 cultivated types 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 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, meaning Easter flower. In Peru and Chile, the plant became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is named Atat?rk's bloom because Atat?rk, the creator of the Republic, liked this blossom and made a significant contribution to its cultivation in Turkey.[citation needed] In Hungarian, it is called Santa Claus' Bloom, and it's widely used as a Holiday decoration.

The plant's relationship with Christmas began in 16th-century Mexico, where legend tells of a girl, commonly called Pepita or Maria, who was too poor to provide a gift idea for the party of Jesus' birthday and was influenced by an angel to gather 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 plant life in their Xmas activities. The star-shaped leaf routine is thought to symbolize the Superstar of Bethlehem, and the red colorization represents the blood vessels sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Xmas decorations in homes, churches, offices, and across THE UNITED STATES in other places. They are available in large numbers from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In america, 12 is Country wide Poinsettia Day december.

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