Euphorbia pulcherrima

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

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Read about Euphorbia pulcherrima in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Leaves, bracts & flowers Euphorbia pulcherrima, Willd. (E. Poinsettiana, Buist. Poinsettia pulcherrima, Graham). Poinsettia. Easter Flower. Christmas Flower. Lobster Flower. Mexican Flame-leaf. Shrub 2-10 ft. high, branched: Lvs. ovate-elliptical to lanceolate, entire, sinuate toothed or lobed, or panduriform, 3-6 in. long, somewhat pubescent, the upper narrower, more entire to even linear-lanceolate and of the brightest vermilion-red: involucres 2-3 lines wide, greenish, with one large yellow gland. Nov.-March. Moist, shaded parts of Trop. Mex. and Cent. Amer.—Sometimes cut, usually used for specimen plants and in masses, often used in decorations. A gorgeous plant. Var. plenissima, Hort., has the fls., or moat of them, transformed into red bracts, giving a fuller center. Var. alba, Hort., has the upper Lvs. white. —It is not so vigorous, blooms later and requires more heat. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Gallery

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  trunk at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.

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  The bright red leaves resemble petals, dwarfing the clusters of tiny flowers in the center.

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  Poinsettia bush

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  A christmas tree of poinsettias in San Diego

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  A pink poinsettia

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  Poinsettia's live long after Christmas, even indoors.

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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