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The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/ or /p??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important vegetable types of the diverse spurge family. The kinds is indigenous to Mexico. It is particularly well known because of its red and green foliage and is also widely used in Xmas floral displays. 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 achieving a elevation of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The seed bears dark inexperienced dentate leaves that measure 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) in length. The shaded bracts--which are most often flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, green, white, or marbled--are mistaken for bloom petals for their groupings and colors often, but are actually leaves.[citation needed] The colors of the bracts are manufactured through photoperiodism, and therefore they might need darkness (12 hours at the same time for at least five days in a row) to change color. At the same time, the vegetation require numerous light during the day for the brightest color. The flowers of the poinsettia are unassuming , nor attract pollinators. They may be grouped within small yellowish structures found in the center of every leaf number, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is native to Mexico. It really is within the crazy in deciduous exotic forests at average 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, seasonally dried up forests of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Records of E. pulcherrima growing in the open in Costa and Nicaragua Rica have yet to be verified by botanists. There are over 100 cultivated types 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 called 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, indicating Easter flower. In Chile and Peru, the flower became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is named Atat?rk's flower 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' Rose, and it's widely used as a Christmas decoration.

The plant's relationship with Christmas commenced in 16th-century Mexico, where story tells of a woman, commonly called Pepita or Maria, who was simply too poor to provide a gift for the party of Jesus' birthday and was influenced 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 Xmas celebrations. 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 accessories in homes, churches, offices, and across North America in other places. They are available in good sized quantities from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In the United States, 12 is National Poinsettia Day december.

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