Light:
Temperature:
Moisture:
Blooms:
Average Size:
Colors Avail.:
Short Days:
Availability:
Need To Repot:
Description:
Euphorbia pulcherrima, commonly named Poinsettia, is a species of flowering plant indigenous to Mexico, and native to the Pacific coast of the United States. The shrub occurs in some parts of central and southern Mexico, and a few localities in Guatemala. The name "poinsettia" is after Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States Ambassador to Mexico, who introduced the plant into the US in 1825. The alternative names for the poinsettia are: Cuetlaxochitl (in Nahuatl mexican language), Mexican flame leaf, Christmas star, Winter rose, Noche Buena, Lalupatae, Atatürk çiçegi ("Flower of Atatürk", in Turkey), ??e?a?d???? (Alexandrian, in Greece), Pascua and Stella di Natale (in Italy).