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Euphorbia pulcherrima
Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Nuevo Merry Christmas and a Happy (and peaceful) New Year.
Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically reaching a height of 0.6 to 4 m (2 to 16 ft). The plant bears dark green dentate leaves that measure 7 to 16 cm (3 to 6 inches) in length. The colored bracts—which are most often flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, pink, white or marbled—are actually leaves; because the flowers are unassuming and do not attract pollinators, brightly coloured leaves developed (aka bracts). The colors come from photoperiodism, meaning that they require darkness for 12 hours at a time for at least 5 days in a row to change color. At the same time, the plants need a lot of light during the day for the brightest color.
Spotted on Dec 25, 2011
Submitted on Dec 25, 2011
6 Comments
Feliz Navidad!
Merry Christmas!
Peace to us all in the coming year.
Antonio, I'm honored that you'd confuse me with Malcolm! :D
Malcolm Feliz Navidad ,beautiful photos,congrats and thanks for sharing
Feliz navidad!
Very appropriate spotting for today! We have two in our garden at home which reach the top of the first floor balcony so around 15' high every year and we always cut them back to the ground every year. BTW in a mountain valley in northern Thailand they grow as bushes about 6-8' high and some have yellow bracts while others are red.
That's a nice big plant. So fun to see how big poinsettias can get each year here in San Diego.