It’s National Poinsettia Day! Our Horticulture team has grown about 3,000 poinsettias in more than 20 varieties. Come explore the variety of sizes, shapes, and colors! The poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is native to the deciduous tropical forest of the Pacific coast of southern Mexico. There it grows as a large, lanky shrub reaching up to 30 feet tall, blooming in late fall after the end of the rainy season. The plant’s common name refers to Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first U.S. Minister to