Scientific Name
Acalypha hispida

Common Name
Chenille plant
Flowering Season: Summer
Light Requirements: Light shade
Flower Color: Up to 20 inch spikes of small red flowers
Height: 15 to 18 inches
Spacing: 3 feet
Comments: Needs good air circulation; male and female flowers on separate plants
Cultivars: Alba (white); var. pendula (syn. A. repens)
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