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The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/p or /??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important plant species of the diverse spurge family. The kinds is indigenous to Mexico. It is especially popular for its renewable and red foliage and it is widely used in Christmas 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 US in 1825.

Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, attaining a level of 0 typically.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The plant bears dark green dentate leaves that solution 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) in length. The coloured bracts--which 're normally flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, red, white, or marbled--are recognised incorrectly as bloom 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 require 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 considerable light during the day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and do not attract pollinators. They are simply grouped within small yellow structures found in the center of every leaf bunch, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is local to Mexico. It is found in the wild in deciduous exotic forests at modest elevations from southern Sinaloa down the entire Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It really is found in the interior in the hot also, dry forests of Guerrero seasonally, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Records of E. pulcherrima growing in the open in Nicaragua and Costa 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 Chile and Peru, the flower became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is called Atat?rk's bloom because Atat?rk, the creator of the Republic, liked this flower and made a substantial contribution to its cultivation in Turkey.[citation needed] In Hungarian, it is named Santa Claus' Flower, and it's trusted as a Holiday decoration.

The plant's relationship with Christmas started out in 16th-century Mexico, where legend tells of a woman, commonly called Pepita or Maria, who was simply too poor to give a gift for the party of Jesus' birthday and was encouraged by an angel to gather weeds from the roadside and place them before the chapel 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 get-togethers. The star-shaped leaf structure is said to symbolize the Superstar of Bethlehem, and the red colorization represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Holiday decor in homes, churches, office buildings, and somewhere else across North America. They can be purchased in large numbers from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In america, 12 is Country wide Poinsettia Day dec.

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