Backyard Gardener Poinsettia Facts and Folklore, December 15, 2004

The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/p or /??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important place species of the diverse spurge family. The types is indigenous to Mexico. It is especially well known for its red and green foliage and is trusted in Xmas floral shows. 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, achieving a height of 0 typically.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The vegetable bears dark renewable dentate leaves that measure 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) long. The shaded bracts--which are most often flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, green, white, or marbled--are often recognised incorrectly as rose petals for their groupings and colors, but are actually leaves.[citation needed] The colors of the bracts are manufactured through photoperiodism, meaning that 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 crops require abundant light during the full day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming , nor attract pollinators. They are simply grouped within small yellow structures found in the center of every leaf number, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is local to Mexico. It is found in the outrageous in deciduous tropical forests at moderate elevations from southern Sinaloa down the whole Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It is also found in the interior in the hot, dried up forests of Guerrero seasonally, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Information of E. pulcherrima growing in the open in Costa and Nicaragua Rica have yet to be affirmed by botanists. You can find over 100 cultivated types of poinsettia.

The plant was employed by the Aztecs 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 known as Flor de Pascua or Pascua, meaning Easter flower. In Chile and Peru, the herb became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is named Atat?rk's blossom because Atat?rk, the founder of the Republic, liked this rose 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 association with Christmas commenced in 16th-century Mexico, where story tells of a woman, commonly called Pepita or Maria, who was simply too poor to provide a gift idea for the celebration of Jesus' birthday and was encouraged 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 crops in their Xmas get-togethers. The star-shaped leaf style is said to symbolize the Celebrity of Bethlehem, and the red colorization represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Christmas adornments in homes, churches, office buildings, and across THE UNITED STATES in other places. They are available in large numbers from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In the United States, 12 is Country wide Poinsettia Day dec.

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