Sunday, January 9, 2011

The Chenille Plant

The Chenille Plant Acalypha hispida is also called Cat's Tail or Red Hot Cat- tail because of the long red catkins. There are male and female plants.
This plant has naturalised itself in the tropics. The plant blooms throughout the year in these parts.
It is easy to grow by cuttings taken in spring, or during the Monsoons.

8 comments:

  1. I knew this lovely and unusual plant from my childhood days in my hometown also as 'ekor kucing' (cat's tail). Ive been searching for the seedlings in nurseries but they dont seem to have this plant. I love the hot red blooms.

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  2. Cat's tail is cute. I like to sweep those tails whenever I see one ;-)

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  3. I've seen these plants around here, now I know it's name!

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  4. Seen this so often. As Jama says.. now I know the name too.

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  5. It is a lovely ornamental plant, nice shots.

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