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copperleaf 'Mini Red'

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A frost-tender, compact, evergreen shrub to around 50cm tall and wide with weeping stems covered in dark green, toothed foliage. Tiny, red flowers hang in fluffy, long, catkin-like spikes and may appear throughout the year

Scientific classification

Species: copperleaf 'Mini Red' (Acalypha 'Mini Red')
Genus: Acalypha
Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of copperleaf 'Mini Red'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of copperleaf 'Mini Red'

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copperleaf 'Mini Red' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

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.

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early spring or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer.

Growing

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

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