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The poinsettia (/p??n's?ti?/ or /p??n's?t?/) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important seed species of the diverse spurge family. The types is indigenous to Mexico. It really is particularly well known because of its renewable and red foliage and 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 united states in 1825.

Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically reaching a level of 0.6-4 metres (2 ft 0 in-13 ft 1 in). The plant bears dark green dentate leaves that strategy 7-16 centimetres (2.8-6.3 in) long. The shaded bracts--which are most flaming red but can be orange often, pale green, cream, green, white, or marbled--are mistaken for blossom petals because of 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 exactly the same time, the vegetation require numerous 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 yellow structures found in the center of every leaf bunch, and are called cyathia. The poinsettia is local to Mexico. It really is found in the crazy in deciduous exotic forests at modest elevations from southern Sinaloa down the complete Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It really is found in the inside in the hot also, seasonally dried out forests of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Studies of E. pulcherrima growing in the open in Costa and Nicaragua Rica have yet to be proved 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 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 Peru and Chile, the seed became known as Crown of the Andes. In Turkey, it is named Atat?rk's rose because Atat?rk, the creator of the Republic, liked this flower and made a significant contribution to its cultivation in Turkey.[citation needed] In Hungarian, it is called Santa Claus' Bloom, and it's widely used as a Holiday decoration.

The plant's relationship with Christmas started in 16th-century Mexico, where legend tells of a woman, called Pepita or Maria commonly, who was simply too poor to provide a gift idea for the celebration 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 vegetation in their Holiday celebrations. The star-shaped leaf style is thought to symbolize the Superstar of Bethlehem, and the red colorization represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus. Poinsettias are popular Christmas designs in homes, churches, office buildings, and across North America anywhere else. They are available in large numbers from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In america, Dec 12 is National Poinsettia Day.

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