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The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/p or /??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important flower varieties of the diverse spurge family. The kinds is indigenous to Mexico. It really is particularly well known for its renewable and red foliage and it is widely used in Holiday floral exhibits. 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 united states in 1825.

Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically attaining a height of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The seed bears dark renewable dentate leaves that strategy 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) in length. The shaded bracts--which are most flaming red but can be orange often, pale green, cream, red, white, or marbled--are often mistaken for blossom petals for their groupings and colors, but are actually leaves.[citation needed] The colors of the bracts are manufactured through photoperiodism, meaning that they require 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 through the full day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and don't attract pollinators. They may be grouped within small yellowish structures within the center of each leaf bunch, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is native to Mexico. It is found in the untamed in deciduous exotic forests at moderate elevations from southern Sinaloa down the entire Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It is found in the inside in the hot also, seasonally dried forests of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Studies of E. pulcherrima growing in the wild in Costa and Nicaragua Rica have yet to be verified by botanists. You will find 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 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, meaning Easter flower. In Chile and Peru, the seed 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 bloom and made a substantial contribution to its cultivation in Turkey.[citation needed] In Hungarian, it is called Santa Claus' Flower, and it's widely used as a Xmas decoration.

The plant's relationship with Christmas began in 16th-century Mexico, where story tells of a woman, called Pepita or Maria commonly, who was simply too poor to give a gift idea for the party of Jesus' birthday and was inspired by an angel to gather weeds from the roadside and place them before 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 celebrations. The star-shaped leaf pattern is said to symbolize the Legend of Bethlehem, and the red color represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Xmas adornments in homes, churches, offices, and across THE UNITED STATES anywhere else. They are available in good sized quantities from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In the United States, Dec 12 is Country wide Poinsettia Day.

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