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[[Image:Poinsettia, Christmas flower (Euphorbia pulcherrima) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W Picture 443.jpg|thumb|left|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.
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.
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Image:Poinsettia_tree.jpg|A [[christmas tree]] of poinsettias in [[San Diego]]
Image:Poinsettia_tree.jpg|A [[christmas tree]] of poinsettias in [[San Diego]]
Image:Poinsettia_pant_784.jpg|A pink poinsettia
Image:Poinsettia_pant_784.jpg|A pink poinsettia
Image:5-Year-Old_Rescue_Poinsettia.JPG|Poinsettia's live long after Christmas, even indoors.
Image:5-Year-Old_Rescue_Poinsettia.JPG|Poinsettia's live long after Christmas, even indoors.
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