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 Acalypha wilkesiana ‘Ceylon’ \u2013 Fijian Fire Plant \u2013 Cooper Leaf \u2013 Fire Dragon \u2013 Jacob\u2019s Coat \u2013 Match-me-if-you-can<\/b><\/strong> \u2013 This frost tender shrub grows 6 feet tall and wide. \u00a0Originating from Fiji and nearoring islands. \u00a0Has erect stems and branches from the base bearing rounded twisted cooper maroon leaves with pink and whitewith \u00a04-8\u201d inch long leaves with coarsely serrated edges. \u00a0Bears 4-8 inch catkins like racemes usually green or copper-tinted and often hidden by the leaves, Can be used as a hedge or as a specimen. \u00a0Regular pruning and feedings recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Acalypha \u2013 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":29395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[36,35,20],"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-160251161"},"_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\/2787"}],"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=2787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2787"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2787"},{"taxonomy":"common-name","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/common-name?post=2787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}