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Sandra R on Apr 25, 2012Could it be the poinsettiaHelpful Reply
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KMS Woodworks on Apr 25, 2012I'm going with poinsettia as wellHelpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Apr 25, 2012The poinsettia in my garden doesn't have leaves like the picture but the wild poinsettias do so I agree with both Sandra R & KMS.Helpful Reply
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Candy C on Apr 25, 2012In AZ they call them Mexican poinsettia's and they do very well and with little water.Helpful Reply
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Joy D on Apr 25, 2012wow....would love one of these.....Helpful Reply
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Louise C on Apr 25, 2012i have this plant,i live in ky and it is a poinsettia,Helpful Reply
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Rena D on Apr 25, 2012It is a false poinsettia, not sure what the proper name is, i have them here at my place in FloridaHelpful Reply
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Kelli E on Apr 25, 2012I think the wild American "poinsettia" is called fire-on-the-mountain.Helpful Reply
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Rose I on Apr 25, 2012It's poinsettia. we have them too in Philippines. The plant do well with very little water. They are consider as tropical plants in the USHelpful Reply
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Leida R on Apr 25, 2012I also used to have this plant in FL (Tampa). A friend of mine gave it to me, but none of us ever knew its name, and I will definitively love to know it. Just as those of you above I, believe that it has got to be some kind of Poinsettia.Helpful Reply
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Pam G on Apr 25, 2012Do you have seeds from it that you'd like to send me some?? :)Helpful Reply
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Pam G on Apr 25, 2012it's a wild poinsettia and it grows almost everywhere..Helpful Reply
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Tony W on Apr 25, 2012Yes its false poinsettia , Euphorbia cyathophora .Helpful Reply
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson) on Apr 25, 2012I thought it was hardy only to zone 9 . Do you have it growing wild where you are Pam?Helpful Reply
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Tony W on Apr 25, 2012Highly invasive , possibly poisonious and grows to zone 11. http://www.hear.org/pier/wra/pacific/euphorbia_cyathophora_htmlwra.htmHelpful Reply
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Elizabeth H on Apr 25, 2012Poinsettia!! And they are poisonious to people & animals!Helpful Reply
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Jamie M on Apr 25, 2012poinsettiaHelpful Reply
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Jamie M on Apr 25, 2012Holy smoke.Helpful Reply
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Ellen H on Apr 25, 2012Wild poinsettia. I saw them growing on a path to the beach in Mt. Pleasant, SC.Helpful Reply
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Judith A on Apr 25, 2012i have these also. when seeds drop in the fall, you will have many the next year. a friend gave me 1 and said, you will hate me this time next year. they come up everywhereHelpful Reply
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Rose S on Apr 25, 2012Here in Georgia we call it the Georgia Poinsettia. Once you have therm you won't be able to get rid of them - hateful.Helpful Reply
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Anita C on Apr 25, 2012It's a poinsetta alright, which is very toxic to cats and dogs. You may want to pull it up completely. Try pouring boiling water on the root of the plant. It won't harm the soil, or your water table, but will kill any roots of most any plant.Helpful Reply
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Walter Reeves on Apr 25, 2012I think the "poisonous" reputation of poinsettia has been way overblown. Yes, it may give you (or a dog or cat) a tummy ache but it's nowhere near as toxic as amaryllis, azalea, rhododendron and Carolina jessamine. On the other hand, as most note, it does happily appear in unexpected places!Helpful Reply
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Geri M on Apr 25, 2012We called them summer poinsettiasHelpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Apr 26, 2012That was an easy one for the super sleuths of Hometalk! My dog is not an investigative eater and I hear this wild poinsettia (Euphorbia cyathophora) is a good butterfly and bee plant, so I'm going to leave it.Helpful Reply
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Leida R on Apr 26, 2012I thank you all for all the information. givenHelpful Reply
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Cyndi Autry on May 23, 2012Poinsettia..:)Helpful Reply
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Rainy Odessy on Jul 17, 2012yup we have another variety of it that grows here in kansas ....it common name is snow on the mountain and it haz green and white striped leavesHelpful Reply
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Katrina Wylie on Jul 18, 2012This one is not the snow on the mountain (which I love) but is related to it. We call it wild poinsettia. It is super invasive! We have been pulling up seedlings every spring and summer for about 4 years now and still have them coming up--everywhere!Helpful Reply
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Trish M on Jul 18, 2012I Bet It's a Poinsettia...Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Jul 19, 2012It is indeed a wild poinsettia. I've seen no sign of it being invasive here.Helpful Reply
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Rena D on Sep 24, 2012I have them too, not invasive at all. Only stays and comes back every year from where it is rooted. I was raised calling them "False poinsettias"Helpful Reply
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Ann S on Sep 24, 2012That was my 1st thought Douglas, wow, cool!Helpful Reply
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Rose S on Sep 25, 2012Please come to my garden and take all that you want. They keep increasing yearly, and I am trying to eradicate them Maybe I am treating the rest of the garden too good, and so they just love it here. I manage to keep my Christmas Poinsettia's until almost May each year, but those wild guys are a major pain, for every time I pull one, two seem to come up in its place.Helpful Reply
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Ann S on Sep 28, 2012Rose, ok you can keep them, I have rosen sharon trees that about the same, they keep me very busy pulling out all the babies they make! lolHelpful Reply
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Rose S on Sep 29, 2012Shucks Ann, and here I thought that I had a taker. I have another one just like that, I believe that it is called Rose of Cashmir. It crawls UNDER concrete. But now, hopefully, I have it contained in two pots on the deck. It has a lovely blossom and smell, but is so invasive.Helpful Reply
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Ann S on Sep 29, 2012Rose S. I haven't seen Rose of Cashmir, you need to post it so I can see it! :)Helpful Reply
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Mimi Haywood on Jun 11, 2015Poinsettia, they grow like weeds and can get very out of control in just one season. Do not know the proper name for this weed version, but have had a problem with trying to eradicate them .Helpful Reply
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Penny Lindlau on Jul 05, 2015plant some mint. that will get rid of it LOLHelpful Reply
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Bonnie witlam on Jan 28, 2016I agree with Mimi, certainly looks like poinsettia family to meHelpful Reply
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Sherrie Slaboda on Jan 29, 2016That plant just recently showed up here in Debary, Fl. I liked it but my friend said it grows like a weed. A few months later I saw more of them so I started removing some of them. They are very pretty. They may be called Mexican fire PLANT. I also have the Mexican fire BUSH that is orange but different then the plant.Helpful Reply
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Sue Kiene on Oct 16, 2016wild poinsettaHelpful Reply
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Rose S on Oct 17, 2016Definitely a nuisance wild pointsettia. I try to eliminate them as soon as I spot them.Helpful Reply
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