2. BOTANICAL NAME  E UPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA

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

4. COMMON NAME  Poinsettia

6. FAMILY  Euphorbiaceae

7. Life Cycle  Foliage plant: Annual

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

10. Growth Habit  Shrub-like

11. ARRANGEMENT  Alternate

12. COMPOSITION  Simple

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

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

15. VEINS  Pinnate

16. Leaf Composition  Simple

18. FLOWER  Yellow

19. Flower Season  Winter, short day photoperiodic crop

23. FRUIT  Insignificant

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

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

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

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

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

31. PROBLEMS  White flies

32. NATIVE OF:  Mexico