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Just about anything is possible in terms of the sizes and colors in which poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are available.

Specifically, poinsettias are native to southwestern Mexico and on south into the Central American countries. In its native range, it was allowed to grow as a shrub in the wild and as a cultivated plant for such ancient civilizations as that of the Aztec Empire. Because of an ancient interpretation of its color as symbolic of spiritual purity, red was the preferred color of poinsettias until the 20th century.

In the 20th century, poinsettias became popular as houseplant-sized annual plants for the Christmas holidays. The preference for red was continued. But with the scientific and technological changes of the 20th and 21st centuries, other colors and color combinations such as blue, marbled, mosaic, orange, purple and yellow are available nowadays.

Additionally, in a move that pays tribute to the plant's native southwestern Mexican environment, poinsettias are becoming increasingly popular and available in large sizes. Where houseplant sizes used to be the rule in markets outside Mexico, supply needs to accommodate growers and purchasers who seek to respect the plant's inherent genetics as a perennial plant whose mature height is 15-16 feet/4.57-4.88 meters.

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