Pineland Poinsettia, Pineland Spurge, Everglades Poinsettia

I have this plant in Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida. It gets a couple hours of morning sun and does wonderfully. When I wanted more, I...Read More just picked off the seeds and scattered them. I've trimmed it back multiple times to give it a bushier look. Grows effortlessly! I have never seen an insect on it though.

Poinsettia pinetorum is an herbaceous perennial with smooth stems to about 2 feet tall. It has alternate, very narrow leaves that range ...Read Morefrom 2 to 6 inches and about 1/4 inch wide or less.The uppermost leaves are generally red at the base. The insignificant, yellowish flowers are 5 petaled and in clusters at the tips of the branches.

This plant is endemic to the pine rockland of southern Florida. It is found only in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties.

Poinsettia pinetorum is on the Florida Endangered Species list