Merry Christmas To You
by Lingfai Leung
Title
Merry Christmas To You
Artist
Lingfai Leung
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
The poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a culturally and commercially important plant species of the diverse spurge family that is indigenous to Mexico and Central America. It is particularly well known for its red and green foliage and is widely used in Christmas floral displays. It derives its common English name from Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States Minister to Mexico, who introduced the plant into the United States in 1825.
Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically reaching a height of 0.6 - 4 meters. The plant bears dark green dentate leaves that measure 7 - 16 cm in length. The colored bracts - which are most often flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, pink, white, or marbled - are often mistaken for flower petals because of their groupings and colors, but are actually leaves. The colors of the bracts are created through photoperiodism, meaning that they require darkness (12 hours at a time for at least five days in a row) to change color. At the same time, the plants require abundant light during the day for the brightest color
Featured in Groups:-
- ABC Group - M is For Merry Christmas, 12/15/2014
- Images That Excite You, 12/07/2014
- Enhanced Floral Arts - 3 Per Day, 12/06/2014
- Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery, 11/20/2014
- Premium FAA Artists, 11/20/2014
- Appreciating Works From All Medium, 11/20/2014
- Beautiful Flowers - 1 Per Day, 11/20/2014
©2013 Lingfai Leung - All Rights Reserved
Uploaded
November 19th, 2014
Statistics
Viewed 645 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/24/2024 at 5:08 PM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet