Did you know that you can find the famous poinsettias also on Canary Islands. And not just this small ones which you can buy and put in your livingroom… of course this ones too.
But there are also some in the backyard .. really big shrubs, they can grow up to 4 m.
I love it so much, to see all this red-shrubs everywhere 
Did you know that it was an American who brought this plant from Mexico to America in 1828? It was the first United States Ambassador in Mexico who found this shrub and brought it to Philadelphia, and his name: Joel Poinsettia.
The botanical name of this plant is: Euphorbia pulcherrima
The German name of this plant is: Weihnachtsstern