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The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/p or /??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important vegetable varieties of the diverse spurge family. The kinds is indigenous to Mexico. It is particularly popular for its red and renewable foliage and it is trusted in Holiday 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 US in 1825.

Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically getting a level of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The place bears dark inexperienced dentate leaves that measure 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) long. The coloured bracts--which are most often flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, pink, white, or marbled--are often recognised incorrectly as rose petals because of 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 improve 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 and don't attract pollinators. They can be grouped within small yellowish structures found in the center of every leaf bunch, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is indigenous to Mexico. It really 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. It is also found in the interior in the hot, dried up forests of Guerrero seasonally, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Reviews of E. pulcherrima growing in the open in Nicaragua and Costa Rica have yet to be affirmed by botanists. You will discover 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 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, indicating Easter flower. In Chile and Peru, the herb became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is called 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 called Santa Claus' Bloom, and it's trusted as a Xmas decoration.

The plant's association with Christmas started in 16th-century Mexico, where tale tells of a girl, commonly called Pepita or Maria, who was simply too poor to give a present for the party of Jesus' birthday and was influenced by an angel to gather weeds from the roadside and place them before the church altar. Crimson blossoms sprouted from the weeds and became beautiful poinsettias. From the 17th century, Franciscan friars in Mexico included the plants in their Holiday festivities. The star-shaped leaf pattern is thought to symbolize the Legend of Bethlehem, and the red color represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Christmas accessories in homes, churches, office buildings, and across THE UNITED STATES anywhere else. 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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