The cross is anchored between two branches of bloomed poinsettias (Poinsettia Pulcherrima). The major flowering plants are poinsettias, orchids, florist chrysanthemums, and finished florist azaleas. Crimson blossoms sprouted from the weeds and became poinsettias. Traditional decorations displayed on this holiday include nativity scenes, poinsettias, and Christmas shoes. Poinsettias are shrubs or small trees, with heights of . Some euphorbias are commercially widely available, such as poinsettias at Christmas. Western-style exhibitions of poinsettias, community Christmas trees and Christmas lights are very popular. In December many different poinsettias are displayed, from white to red to dark purple. Uromyces euphorbiae is a plant pathogen infecting poinsettias. At the bottom of the slope, they discover a greenhouse filled with poinsettias. Poinsettias are susceptible to several diseases, mostly fungal, but also bacterial and parasitic. German emigrant Albert Ecke began cultivating poinsettias in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles in 1909. Poinsettias are popularly, though incorrectly, said to be toxic to humans and other animals. Wild poinsettias occur from Mexico to Guatemala, growing on mid-elevation, Pacific-facing slopes. The Aztecs were the first to cultivate poinsettias.