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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 varieties is indigenous to Mexico. It really is specifically well known for its red and green foliage and is widely used in Xmas floral exhibits. 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 attaining a elevation of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The place bears dark green dentate leaves that measure 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) in length. The shaded bracts--which are most flaming red but can be orange often, pale green, cream, red, white, or marbled--are often mistaken for bloom petals because of 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 a time for at least five days in a row) to change color. At exactly the same time, the plants require abundant light during the day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and do not attract pollinators. They may be grouped within small yellow structures within the center of each leaf number, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is indigenous to Mexico. It is found in the untamed in deciduous tropical forests at average elevations from southern Sinaloa down the complete Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It is also found in the interior in the hot, seasonally dried up forests of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Accounts of E. pulcherrima growing in the wild in Costa and Nicaragua Rica have yet to be established by botanists. There are 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 known as Flor de Pascua or Pascua, meaning Easter flower. In Peru and Chile, the plant became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is called Atat?rk's flower because Atat?rk, the founder of the Republic, liked this rose and made a significant contribution to its cultivation in Turkey.[citation needed] In Hungarian, it is called Santa Claus' Rose, and it's trusted as a Holiday decoration.

The plant's connection with Christmas started out in 16th-century Mexico, where story tells of a girl, called Pepita or Maria commonly, who was simply too poor to provide a gift idea for the party of Jesus' birthday and was motivated by an angel to assemble weeds from the roadside and place them in front of the cathedral altar. Crimson blossoms sprouted from the weeds and became beautiful poinsettias. From the 17th century, Franciscan friars in Mexico included the plant life in their Christmas festivities. The star-shaped leaf pattern is said to symbolize the Superstar of Bethlehem, and the red colorization represents the blood vessels sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Xmas decorations in homes, churches, offices, and elsewhere across THE UNITED STATES. They can be purchased in good sized quantities from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In the United States, 12 is National Poinsettia Day dec.

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