Wild poinsettia

Chiang Mai / Thailand

Red wild poinsettia about 12 feet high

I have lived in many places around the world, but to me, this is my favorite flower and tree. From what I can find, in the tropics, wild Poinsettia can grow like this. The flowers can be as big as 16+ inches across

National Poinsettia Day | December 12th | Winter | rosaslav

Wild Poinsettias on St Kitts.

To all my Flickr friends. Some think of Florida's wild poinsettias as a weed -- not I. They are enjoyed by many nectaring insects like this green halictid bee, and Mourning Doves love them, too. Here's an article with a little more info for anyone interested: naples.floridaweekly.com/news/2009-12-17/outdoors

Wild poinsettia, poinsettia cyathophora, is a colorful Florida native plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. Easy to grow, it crowds out weeds and attracts butterflies such as the white peacock and honeybees that drink nectar from its tiny flowers. Because wild poinsettia grows at will in pinelands and disturbed areas, however, many people consider it a weed. That got me thinking, <a href="https://fortmyers.floridaweekly.com/articles/floridas-wild-poinsettia/">[…]</a>