BOTANICAL NAME

EUPHORBIA 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

DESCRIPTIONFlower is yellowBracts show colorLeaves may be entire, lobed or toothed

DESCRIPTION3” to 4” petioleRed, pink, white, and variegated cultivars

CULTURAL PRACTICES65° F. nightNamed varieties patented

CULTURAL PRACTICESPropagate by stem cuttings

A short day plant

PROBLEMS

White flies

NATIVE OF:

Mexico