How to Prune red-hot cat's tail?
Shorten flowered shoots to about 1.5–2.5 cm from the previous year's growth. If flowering is on last year's growth, prune after flowering; if on current-year growth, prune the following early to mid-spring.
red-hot cat's tail · Pruning
red-hot cat's tail · Acalypha hispida
Also known as: chenille plant
Grow under glass or indoors in a loam-less potting compost in full or filtered light. When in growth water freely and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly. Water sparingly in winter, keeping barely moist. Can be grown outdoors in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in sun or part shade but only in warmer climes
Watering: Maintain steadily moist soil, increase irrigation during hot dry spellsSunlight: Full sun · Partial shadeInformation to be completed