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Red tends to be the color of the bracts of poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) in Mexico.
Specifically, bracts are modified leaves. They may be either true or transitional. True bracts are red and surround the plant's dainty, inconspicuous yellow flower. Transitional bracts are located between the true bracts and the plant's regular, green leaves. They start out green but turn red by the end of the year, in sync with the appearance of the poinsettia flower.
Poinsettias are native to southwestern Mexico and southwards through Central America. For centuries there it has tended to be allowed to grow as a late-blooming, perennial shrub in the wild and as a cultivated annual plant for cultural events and religious rituals. But with the scientific and technological changes of the 20th and 21st centuries, it is possible to cultivate poinsettia colors in many different colors, shapes and sizes.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe Aztecs called the plant cuetlaxochitl, but it was renamed after Joel Roberts Poinsett who was named as the first U.S Ambassador to Mexico.
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What is the poinsettia is called in Mexico?
the fire plant
From which country does the poinsettia plant originate?
This plant originally is grown in Mexico.
The Christmas star poinsettia origainated from which country cuba china Mexico Brazil?
The poinsettia originated in Mexico
Where was poinsettia first grown?
The poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima is a native of Mexico.
Where did poinsettia originate?
Mexico.
Where does poinsettia originated?
Mexico
What is the flower of the night in Mexico?
Poinsettia, the red flower most popular at Christmastime. It is known as 'The Flower of the Night' in Mexico.
The poinsettia was called cuitlaxochitl by the Aztecs?
It wAs called poinsettia.
From which country does poinsettia plant?
Mexico
Where did the poinsettia plant orginate?
Mexico.
What country does the poinsettia originate in?
MEXICO
Where did the poinsettia flower originate?
Mexico.
