There are about 400 species of perennials, annuals, trees or shrubs, that are indigenous to the tropics of all continents and major tropical islands, in this genus. \u00a0Mainly grown for their catkin like racemes. \u00a0Some species have insignificant or large brightly colored flowers. \u00a0The leaves are alternate and are simple, oval to egg shape and toothed, except one \u2018Acalypha wilkesiana\u2019, which has variegated or mottled leaves. \u00a0Where temperatures fall below 50-55 degrees Fahrenheit grow inside.<\/p>\n
Under glass grows in humus rich well-drained soil in full or filtered sun, water freely in growing season and apply feedings monthly, water moderately in winter.<\/p>\n
Where able to plant outside plant in a sunny to semi-shaded position with plenty of water during summer. Protect from wind.<\/p>\n
Prune in winter to keep shape followed by feeding. \u00a0Through out seasons pinch back young shoots and deadhead.<\/p>\n
Prone to mealy bugs, red spider mites,<\/i><\/em>\u00a0and whiteflies<\/i><\/em>\u00a0when grown indoors. \u00a0Outside prone to downy mildew, powdery mildew, rust, Cercospora leaf spots<\/i><\/em>\u00a0and fungal roots rot <\/i><\/em>occur. \u00a0Bacterial leaf spots <\/i><\/em>are sometimes a problem in warm climates.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Acalypha hispida \u2013 Chenille Plant \u2013 Red-Hot Cat\u2019s-Tail<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Often seen is the female trailing variety in hanging baskets where it\u2019s long deep crimson or bright red 10-20\u201d inch long tassel-like spikes droop. \u00a0Leaves are 4-10 inches long and are oval bright green flowering periodical during the year. \u00a0Where able to plant in ground it can grow 10 feet tall and 6 feet wide regular pruning will help maintain a bushy shape. \u00a0Plant in sheltered sites in full sun.<\/p>\n Zone 10 \u201312<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" zones 10-11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[36,38,20],"product_tag":[],"common-name":[],"toolset-meta":{"plant-product-fields":{"is-featured-product":{"type":"checkbox","raw":""},"zone":{"type":"checkboxes","raw":"","checked":[],"formatted":""},"scientific-name":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}},"toolset-woocommerce-fields":{"_download_limit":{"type":"numeric","raw":"-1"},"_virtual":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_downloadable":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_download_expiry":{"type":"numeric","raw":"-1"},"_download_type":{"type":"radio","raw":""},"_regular_price":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_sale_price":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_sale_price_dates_from":{"type":"date","raw":"","formatted":null},"_sale_price_dates_to":{"type":"date","raw":"","formatted":null},"_sku":{"type":"textfield","raw":"PDE-160248533"},"_manage_stock":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_stock_status":{"type":"radio","raw":"instock"},"_stock":{"type":"numeric","raw":null},"_backorders":{"type":"radio","raw":"no"},"_sold_individually":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_width":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_weight":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_length":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_purchase_note":{"type":"textarea","raw":""}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1391"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1391"},{"taxonomy":"common-name","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/common-name?post=1391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}