Plant
Stem
- Alternate leaf arrangement
- White, milky sap
Leaf
- 3-6" long
- Broadly ovate
- Dark green
- Sometimes shallowly lobed
Flower
- True flowers are small, yellowish-red, not showy
- Large, showy, colored, leaf-like bracts often mistaken for petals
- Bracts red, creamy white, pink, salmon, multicolor