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The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/p or /??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important place varieties of the diverse spurge family. The kinds is indigenous to Mexico. It is especially popular because of its red and renewable foliage and is also widely used in Christmas floral displays. 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, typically achieving a elevation of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The plant bears dark green dentate leaves that measure 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) long. The coloured bracts--which 're normally flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, red, white, or marbled--are mistaken for rose petals for their groupings and colors often, but are leaves actually.[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 improve color. At the same time, the crops require numerous light during the day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming , nor attract pollinators. They are simply grouped within small yellowish structures found in the center of every leaf number, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is indigenous to Mexico. It is found in the outrageous in deciduous tropical forests at average elevations from southern Sinaloa down the entire Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. Additionally it is found in the interior in the hot, dry forests of Guerrero seasonally, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Reviews of E. pulcherrima growing in the open in Costa and Nicaragua Rica have yet to be affirmed by botanists. You will find over 100 cultivated varieties 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 called 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 known as Flor de Pascua or Pascua, signifying Easter flower. In Peru and Chile, the seed became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is named Atat?rk's rose 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' Bloom, and it's widely used as a Christmas decoration.

The plant's relationship with Christmas started out in 16th-century Mexico, where story tells of a girl, commonly called Pepita or Maria, who was simply too poor to provide a surprise for the celebration of Jesus' birthday and was encouraged 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 crops in their Xmas celebrations. The star-shaped leaf pattern is said to symbolize the Celebrity of Bethlehem, and the red color represents the blood vessels sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Holiday decor in homes, churches, offices, and anywhere else across North America. They can be purchased in good sized quantities from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In the United States, Dec 12 is National Poinsettia Day.

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