Poinsettia is a green plant suitable for growing indoors

Poinsettia: shrub. Roots cylindrical, extremely branched. Stems erect, 1-3 m tall, 1-4 cm in diameter, hairless. Leaves alternate, ovate-elliptic, long-elliptic or lanceolate, green, margins entire or shallowly lobed or wavy-shallowly lobed, leaf surface with short pubescence or hairless, leaf underside pubescent; bracts 5-7, narrowly elliptic, 3-7 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, usually entire, very rarely with shallow wavy lobed margins, vermilion. Inflorescences several, arranged in cymes at the branch tips; involucre urn-shaped, pale green, margin dentate with 5 lobes, lobes triangular, hairless. Capsule, trigonous-rounded, smooth and hairless. Seeds ovate, gray or pale gray, nearly smooth; without caruncle. Flowering and fruiting period from October to April of the following year.

Poinsettia

Native to Central America, widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics. Cultivated in the vast majority of provinces, regions and municipalities in China, commonly seen in parks, botanical gardens and greenhouses, for ornamental purposes. Stems and leaves can be used as medicine, having a detumescence effect, and can treat bruises and injuries.

Medicinal:

Whole plant (Poinsettia): bitter, astringent, cool. Slightly toxic. Regulates menstruation and stops bleeding, sets bones, reduces swelling. Used for excessive menstruation, bruises and injuries, external bleeding, fractures.

Landscaping:

The poinsettia has bright colors and a long flowering period, blooming right at Christmas, New Year's Day and Spring Festival; potted arrangements in indoor environments can add a festive atmosphere; it is also suitable for decorating public places such as conference venues. In warm southern regions it can be cultivated in the open ground to beautify gardens, and it can also be used as a cut flower.

Poinsettia

Flower language:

The poinsettia is the best flower representing Christmas, but in some weddings, red and white poinsettia decorations can also be seen, meaning "my heart is burning." One of its flower meanings is to portray your fervent passion.

Poinsettia

Legend:

It is said that in ancient times, south of Mexico City in the Americas, there was a village with fertile land and abundant water, where agriculture and animal husbandry flourished and people lived and worked in peace and contentment. One summer, a mudslide suddenly occurred, and a huge rock cut off the water source, causing severe water shortage in the area and cracked land. At this time, a brave man in the village named Porcelima, regardless of personal safety, chiseled the rock to draw water day and night, and finally broke open the huge rock. The clear spring rushed out like a fierce tiger. Porcelima, from extreme fatigue, was swept away by the water. People searched everywhere but found no trace of him. As time passed day by day, one day, a herdsman found a flower with bright red upper leaves by the water, exceptionally beautiful. This matter stirred the villagers, who said: this flower looks very much like Porcelima, who loved to wear red clothes when alive. To commemorate the man who sacrificed himself to draw water, people named this flower "Porcelima flower." This legendary flower is what people today know as the "poinsettia."