Photo: Euphorbia pulcherrima.

Plant. This is what we call "christmas star", in Finland, and it's one of the most common xmas giveaway plants. It was quite weird to see it growing outdoors, a large bush. Rio de Janeiro bot.g., Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-12.
Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch Engl.: poinsettia, Christmas flower, Christmas star, lobsterplant, Mexican flameleaf, paintedleaf. Suom.: joulutähti. Sven.: julstjärna, poinsettia. Bot. syn.: Poinsettia pulcherrima (Willd. ex Klotzsch) Graham
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Photo: Euphorbia pulcherrima.