What are those red Christmas flowers called?

What are those red Christmas flowers called?

poinsettiasThe showy colored parts of poinsettias that most people think of as the flowers are actually colored bracts (modified leaves). Poinsettias have also been called the lobster flower and the flame-leaf flower, due to the red color. Joel Roberts Poinsett introduced the poinsettia plant to the United States from Mexico.

What is the story behind the poinsettia?

A Mexican legend tells of a girl who could only offer weeds as a gift to Jesus on Christmas Eve. When she brought the weeds into a church, they blossomed into the beautiful red plants we know as poinsettias, known as Flores de Noche Buena in Mexico (Spanish for "flowers of the holy night").

What type of flower is this 🌺?

Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae.