Poinsettias

Very few plants are as closely associated with a holiday as poinsettias are with Christmas. The poinsettia, native to South America, was given the botanical name Euphorbia pulcherrima, which literally means "very beautiful." Its popular name honors Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico, who introduced the plant here.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Gardening Tips: Poinsettias
• Poinsettia: The Most Beautiful Euphorbia
• Poinsettia – A Christmas Star
• Poinsettias – Colorful Christmas Ornamental
• Poinsettias: Holiday Color for the Home and Garden
• UF Floriculture Department's Poinsettia Page
• UF's IFAS Hosts International Poinsettia Trials
• Why Poinsettias?

UF/IFAS Publications

• Give a Poinsettia as a Gift (PDF)
• Poinsettia Pointers (PDF)
• Poinsettias for Florida, Indoors and Outdoors

Other Sites

• The History of the Poinsettia--Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Plant Answers: Poinsettia--Texas Agricultural Extension Service
• Poinsettias--Texas Agricultural Extension Service
• The Poinsettia Pages--University of Illinois Extension
• Poinsettia Care in the Home--Ohio State University Extension