Evergreen Poinsettia Plant

Euphorbia pulcherrima is the scientific name for these plants. the common name derives from the fact that Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, introduced the first specimens to North America (1828).It is a sub-tropical plant, native to Mexico. There are more than 100 varieties of poinsettias available today. Poinsettias come in colours like the traditional red, white, pink, burgundy, marbled and speckled. # The showy coloured parts of poinsettias that most people think of as the flowers are actually leaves. # Poinsettias have also been called the lobster flower and the flame-leaf flower.