BOTANICAL NAME  E UPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA

PRONUNCIATION  you - FOR - bee - ah pull - CARE - im - ah

COMMON NAME  Poinsettia

FAMILY  Euphorbiaceae

Life Cycle  Foliage plant: Annual

Height and Width  2-3’ tall and wide (max in the US)  In Mexico, 15’ tall

Growth Habit  Shrub-like

ARRANGEMENT  Alternate

COMPOSITION  Simple

Leaf Shape and Size  Length 4” to 7”  Width 2” to 4”

MARGIN  Entire, toothed or lobed depending on cultivar; with four to six points

VEINS  Pinnate

Leaf Composition  Simple

FLOWER  Yellow

Flower Season  Winter, short day photoperiodic crop

FRUIT  Insignificant

Environment  Grow indoors, 70F, nothing below 50F  Put in a vent free area

DESCRIPTION  Flower is yellow  Bracts show color  Leaves may be entire, lobed or toothed

DESCRIPTION  3” to 4” petiole  Red, pink, white, and variegated cultivars

CULTURAL PRACTICES  65° F. night  Named varieties patented

CULTURAL PRACTICES  Propagate by stem cuttings  A short day plant

PROBLEMS  White flies

NATIVE OF:  Mexico