WOW. cool ones. I got some seeds (bought them) took a while to germinate (only some did) but all i got was the first 2 leaves and then nothing and even died. then learned this is all they do in the first year. was just about to throw away the pot but then just scooped all and planted in a hole dug in the garden. marked it to see if they come back next spring. wish i could buy bigger plants but not available here. :(

thank you jaynine for identifying it for me much appreciated

Poinsettias are sprayed with growth retardants to keep them small. When I first moved to FL, I worked at PanAmerian Plants (Now Ball-PanAm)and helped grow poinsettias. One year, someone mixed the growth retardant wrong and burned the whole crop. The flowers on that one look like a Christmas Rose poinsettia. I've seen them hanging over the top of an 8 foot wall in Plant City. I've never been able to get a store-bought one to survive. It's hard, because it can take them years to grow out of the growth retardant. They're hard to root. You have to "seal" the bottoms with a lighter or by touching it to a hot stovetop (covered with aluminum foil so as not to get the sap on the burner) to stop the sap from flowing out, and they need a lot of humidity. I got one to root once by making a "greenhouse" with a 1-gallon pickle jar over the pot.

That's IT!!!!!!!!!!! I found a google image of the flower after it lost its petals and you are exactly right!!! And what an interesting plant. I hope the seedpods develop because they look mighty interesting. Thank you so much, Lycopus! Maria