Euphorbia cyathophora (Summer Poinsettia)

Botanical names: Euphorbia cyathophora, Euphorbia heterophylla, Poinsettia cyathophora

Common names: Summer Poinsettia, Wild Poinsettia, Fire on the mountain

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Origin: Mexica

Euphorbia cyathophora - poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla. Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice.

Euphorbia cyathophora usually having milky often poisonous juice.

Life cycle - annual, the plant grow upto 2ft tall; flowers - orange bracts. Bright red leaf surfaces near the flowers are much showier than the flowers themselves.

Light sun and ordinary garden soil. From seed germinate at room temperature. Self-seeds moderately in the garden.

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