Noel' 품종은 국립원예특작과학원에서 2007년도에 육성한 포인세티아 신품종이다. 이 품종은 분지력이 왕성하고 밝은 적색인 'Gutbier V-10 Amy Red'를 모본으로, 착색엽의 결각이 강하고 포엽이 밝은 적색인 'Ichiban'을 부본으로 2004년에 교배를 실시하여 양성된 실생계통 중 선발되었다. 2005~2006년 2차에 거쳐 특성검정을 하여 '원교 D5-36'을 육성하였고 2007년에 3차 특성검정과 품평회를 실시하여 최종선발 하였으며
A new poinsettia cultivar 'Noel' was bred by the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science(NIHHS) in 2007. In 2004, a cross was made between 'Gutbier V-10 Amy', a variety with high free-branching habit and light red bracts, and 'Ichiban', a variety with deeply lobed transitional leaves and bright red bracts. 'Noel' was finally selected in 2007 after the investigation of observations on the growth and flower characteristics from 2005 to 2007. 'Noel' has smoothly waving red elliptic bracts. Leafblades are dark green and ovate. The variety has relatively long petioles, and stem color is greenish. 'Noel' has high free-branching ability and plant height is medium. Noel's bracts and transitional leaves are fully colored in 7.5 weeks after short day treatment.