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The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/p or /??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important herb types of the diverse spurge family. The varieties is indigenous to Mexico. It really is especially well known because of its red and inexperienced foliage and is trusted in Xmas 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 united states in 1825.

Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically reaching a elevation of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The flower bears dark green dentate leaves that solution 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, pink, white, or marbled--are often mistaken for bloom petals for their groupings and colors, but are leaves actually.[citation needed] The colors of the bracts are manufactured through photoperiodism, and therefore 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 plant life require numerous light during the full day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and don't attract pollinators. These are grouped within small yellow structures found in the center of every leaf bunch, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is indigenous to Mexico. It is found in the untamed in deciduous exotic forests at moderate elevations from southern Sinaloa down the complete Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It really is found in the inside in the hot also, dry out forests of Guerrero seasonally, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Records 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 recognized as Flor de Pascua or Pascua, signifying Easter flower. In Chile and Peru, the vegetable became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is named Atat?rk's rose because Atat?rk, the creator of the Republic, liked this bloom 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 Christmas decoration.

The plant's association with Christmas commenced in 16th-century Mexico, where star tells of a woman, called Pepita or Maria commonly, who was simply too poor to provide a gift idea for the party of Jesus' birthday and was motivated by an angel to assemble weeds from the roadside and place them in front of the church altar. Crimson blossoms sprouted from the weeds and became beautiful poinsettias. From the 17th century, Franciscan friars in Mexico included the vegetation in their Holiday 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 Holiday accessories in homes, churches, offices, and anywhere else across THE UNITED STATES. They are available in good sized quantities from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In the United States, 12 is Country wide Poinsettia Day dec.

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