Euphorbia pulcherrima , Poinsettia pulcherrima Poinsettia, Christmas Star, Christmas Flower, Painted Leaf, Lobster Plant, Mexican Flameleaf. O.H. unit green houses. Winter flowering shrub growing to 10 feet with equal spread. Leaves 4 to 7 inches long, entire, toothed or lobed with long petioles. Showy bracts that surround small cyme-like flower that has 1 yellow gland.
Plants are tender and do well along coast as an exterior landscape plant.
Needs well drained soils and a protected site. Makes an excellent interior plant. Needs moist well-drained soil with adequate light indoors. Outdoors is a good specimen shrub. Evergreen shrub 6 to 8 ft X 6 to 8 ft.