General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: Trails 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
5"-6"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Dwarf Chenille
  • Firetail
  • Kitten's Tail
  • Red Cat's Tail
  • Strawberry Firetail
  • Cat Tail
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Acalypha chamaedrifolia
  • Synonym: Acalypha reptans
  • Synonym: Croton chamaedrifolius
  • Synonym: Acalypha hispaniolae

Photo Gallery
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2018-02-22
variegated cultivar
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-06-22
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-08-28
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-08-28
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-08-28
Location: Wahiawa Botanical Garden, Oahu Hawaii
Date: 2016-07-13
Location: Paraty town, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-21
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-08-09
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2014-01-20

Date: 2014-01-20
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 9/7/2011
Leaves and flowers

Date: 2004-11-30
credit: Denis Conrado
Location: Sunriver Nursery....Orem, Utah
Date: 2011-11-11
Location: Sunriver Nursery.....Orem, Utah
Date: 2011-11-11

Date: 2014-02-22

photo credit:  Yoko Nekonomania

Date: 2014-02-22
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2014-01-20
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