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The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/ or /p??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important herb kinds of the diverse spurge family. The varieties is indigenous to Mexico. It is particularly popular because of its red and renewable foliage and is trusted in Christmas floral exhibits. 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 attaining a elevation of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The herb bears dark green dentate leaves that solution 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) long. The colored bracts--which are most often flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, green, white, or marbled--are recognised incorrectly as bloom petals for their groupings and colors often, but are actually leaves.[citation needed] The colors of the bracts are created through photoperiodism, meaning that they require 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 through the full day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and don't attract pollinators. These are grouped within small yellowish structures within the center of each leaf bunch, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is local to Mexico. It is within the outrageous in deciduous exotic forests at modest elevations from southern Sinaloa down the whole Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It is found in the interior in the hot also, seasonally dry forests of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Records of E. pulcherrima growing in the open in Nicaragua and Costa Rica have yet to be confirmed by botanists. You will find 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 recognized as Flor de Pascua or Pascua, indicating Easter flower. In Peru and Chile, the flower 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 flower 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 Holiday decoration.

The plant's association with Christmas started in 16th-century Mexico, where story tells of a girl, called Pepita or Maria commonly, who was too poor to provide a gift idea for the party of Jesus' birthday and was influenced by an angel to assemble 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 crops in their Xmas get-togethers. The star-shaped leaf style is thought to symbolize the Legend of Bethlehem, and the red color represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Holiday adornments in homes, churches, offices, and across THE UNITED STATES somewhere else. They can be purchased in good sized quantities from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In america, December 12 is Country wide Poinsettia Day.

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