chenille plant

Also known as: Acalypha hispida, red hot cattail

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In copperleaf: Major species
Another ornamental species, the chenille plant, also called bristly copperleaf or red hot cattail (A. hispida), reaches a height of 3 metres (10 feet) and is grown for its long tail-like pendent flower spikes that are rust-red in colour. It is native to tropical eastern Asia. A. godseffiana, which…
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