Hot lips Euphorbia punicea originates from the sunny island of Jamaica. The inflorescence is remarkable and quite similar to the inflorescence of the Poinsettia. This inflorescence is characterized by the formation of a cyme at the tip of a branch, surrounded by a wreath of 'normal' leaves. These normal leaves in Euphorbia punicea are however not green but an intense red. In this way the inflorescence is quite large and striking.
