red-hot cat's tail · Soil

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