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The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/ or /p??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important vegetable varieties of the diverse spurge family. The kinds is indigenous to Mexico. It really is specifically well known for its red and green foliage and is also trusted in Christmas floral shows. 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 height of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The plant bears dark inexperienced dentate leaves that strategy 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) in length. The colored bracts--which are most flaming red but can be orange often, pale green, cream, red, white, or marbled--are often mistaken for flower petals for their groupings and colors, but are actually leaves.[citation needed] The colors of the bracts are created through photoperiodism, meaning that 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. They are grouped within small yellow structures within the center of every leaf bunch, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is indigenous to Mexico. It is found in the untamed in deciduous tropical forests at modest 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, seasonally dried up forests of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Reports of E. pulcherrima growing in the wild in Nicaragua and Costa Rica have yet to be affirmed by botanists. You will discover 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 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 Peru and Chile, the seed became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is named Atat?rk's blossom because Atat?rk, the creator of the Republic, liked this blossom and made a significant contribution to its cultivation in Turkey.[citation needed] In Hungarian, it is named Santa Claus' Bloom, and it's trusted as a Christmas decoration.

The plant's connection with Christmas commenced in 16th-century Mexico, where star tells of a woman, commonly called Pepita or Maria, who was simply too poor to give a present for the special event of Jesus' birthday and was inspired by an angel to gather weeds from the roadside and place them in front of 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 Xmas celebrations. The star-shaped leaf pattern is said to symbolize the Superstar of Bethlehem, and the red colorization represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Christmas designs in homes, churches, offices, and across North America somewhere else. They are available in large numbers from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In america, 12 is Country wide Poinsettia Day december.

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