Acalypha pendula

This ground-hugging, fine-textured relative of the more common chenille plant grows no more than several inches tall. In the full sun it forms a thick canopy of tiny, serrated leaves no more than 3/4 inches long by 1/2 inches wide (Figure 1). Bright red, fussy flowers stand erect above the foliage...

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Main Author: Edward F. Gilman
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Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2004-10-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/113346
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description This ground-hugging, fine-textured relative of the more common chenille plant grows no more than several inches tall. In the full sun it forms a thick canopy of tiny, serrated leaves no more than 3/4 inches long by 1/2 inches wide (Figure 1). Bright red, fussy flowers stand erect above the foliage like soldiers in a field. This document is Fact Sheet FPS-005, one of a series of the Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: October 1999; reviewed October 2003. FPS005/FP005: Acalypha pendula Dwarf Chenille Plant (ufl.edu)
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