Jamaican Poinsettia

Photographed in the ENMAX Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo on February 17th. This is a very attractive succulent shrub.

Euphorbia punicea, the Jamaican Poinsettia, has long red bracts with golden yellow flowers. Although it still contains a poisonous latex, which can be converted to the equivalent of gasoline, it is popular with honeybees and butterflies.

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