The climate in Southern California is good for poinsettias with just a bit of help. If you are used to thinking of poinsettias as a small potted plant this picture might amaze you.

Poinsettias are a shrub that; as this photo proves, grow to the size of a small tree with thick trucks.

Image by Martin LaBar

This shows something of the age and size Poinsettias can attain. Compare where the trunks have been pruned, at the top, to the thickness of the trunks, at bottom.

Image by Martin LaBar