Photo Caption: In the wild, poinsettias are smallstature perennial

The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/p or /??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important place species of the diverse spurge family. The varieties is indigenous to Mexico. It really is especially popular for its inexperienced and red foliage which is trusted in Xmas floral shows. 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, attaining a elevation of 0 typically.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The flower bears dark inexperienced dentate leaves that measure 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) in length. The colored bracts--which are most often flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, pink, white, or marbled--are mistaken for flower 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 require darkness (12 hours at a time for at least five days in a row) to improve color. At the same time, the plants require abundant light during the full day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming and don't attract pollinators. They are really grouped within small yellowish structures found in the center of each leaf number, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is native to Mexico. It really is found in the crazy in deciduous tropical forests at moderate elevations from southern Sinaloa down the whole Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It is also found in the interior in the hot, dried forests of Guerrero seasonally, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Records of E. pulcherrima growing in the wild in Costa and Nicaragua Rica have yet to be verified by botanists. You will find 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 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 Chile and Peru, the herb became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is called Atat?rk's rose because Atat?rk, the founder of the Republic, liked this bloom and made a substantial contribution to its cultivation in Turkey.[citation needed] In Hungarian, it is called Santa Claus' Blossom, and it's widely used as a Xmas decoration.

The plant's association with Christmas began in 16th-century Mexico, where tale tells of a girl, commonly called Pepita or Maria, who was simply too poor to give a gift for the special event of Jesus' birthday and was inspired by an angel to assemble 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 plants in their Holiday celebrations. The star-shaped leaf structure is thought to symbolize the Celebrity of Bethlehem, and the red colorization represents the blood vessels sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Christmas adornments in homes, churches, office buildings, and elsewhere across THE UNITED STATES. They are available in good sized quantities from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In america, Dec 12 is National Poinsettia Day.

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