Where are the poinsettia flowers ?

Sales of poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are expected to exceed $26 million in 2015. Those showy red 'petals' are really bracts, and even the flowers of the commercial poinsettia are tiny. The most common native "poinsettia" -- Euphorbia cyathophora -- is…

Tomato? Christmas Berry!

  Named for its fruits that are most profuse during the Christmas season is this native salt marsh succulent -- Christmas berry (Lycium caroninanum). Its fruits resemble tiny, smaller than dime-sized tomatoes, and, indeed, this plant is a member of…