Acalypha Species, Chenille Plant, Fox Tail, Philippines Medusa, Red Hot Cat's Tail

I just wanted you to know that you can add Rapid City, South Dakota as a sighting of the Chenneille plant to your list of places it has g...Read Morerown. Every year the city of Rapid City maintains several garden and this year I came across the Chenille plant in one of the gardens,the plant is about 4 ft high growing in full sun. FYI; Our growing zone is 4.

It's VERY easy to grow this plant in Singapore.
I grow my minature chenilles in hanging pots in full sun and make tip cuttings for...Read More friends.
They tolerate most soils, even clayey and need little fertilizors.
Pity I did not have the time to take photos of them.

This is a very beautiful plant that can be grown as beautiful hanging baskets, in containers or as a ground cover. No matter where it is ...Read Moreplanted all it needs is lots of water and dead head the old blooms to promote more blooms. I have found that it needs lots of sun to promote blooms.

I love this plant! I have very good luck growing this plant outside in filtered or partial sun conditions. These plants seem to grow be...Read Morest when sitting in a birdbath basin, where they can get constant water from below. I have one which got burnt back during an unusually cold Florida winter, I cut back the dead branches & it started greening up in early spring, with flowers by April! I've even discovered it growing on the ground near my well, apparently having rooted there when I left a potted plant on the ground. Very tough, easy to grow, & beautiful plant.

I grew this plant very successfully throughout 2009 during very dry conditions, watering it every other day by hand. It was placed again...Read Morest a fence facing West and received a lot of sun after noon each day. Now that we have had a very cold month, with one or two frosty nights, I am concerned that it may not have survived. I am not sure when I should expect to see Spring growth. I am hopeful.

Pretty plant. The tag I bought it with said full sun and not too much water. I'm not sure what plant they thought this was, but they were...Read More wrong. Give the plant plenty of shade and water to make it happy. If it isn't happy, you'll know immediately - it's such a drama queen, all wilted leaves and such. Don't worry, it bounces back right away. I was disappointed in the water requirements, we're in a terrible drought and it's not really fitting in. But if you have the rainfall, it's a beautiful choice and seems pretty tolerant of mistakes.

A great plant for a hanging basket. Requires constant moisture. If it wilts, water immediately. If it gets completely dry, it is dead. Al...Read Moreso requires good light when inside. Thrives in a northeast exposure in the summer, but can not tolerate that low light indoors for the winter. It will die. After a winter indoors even in good light it's rather puny, but put it outside and give it fertilizer and it will fill out beautifully very quickly. I love its constant blooms enough to cater to its needs!

Some years ago I recived one of these plants as a gift and it was so beautiful. I had it for several years and I guess it some how left m...Read Morey company, maybe cuttings and giving to much of it away. Anyway I have been trying to get another one but just haven't found one. I do see them from time to time at Lowes but my they are soooo expensive now..... It was a real beauty...

It has steadily been growing for me since planted 10/04.. I have it in partial sun and it seems to be happy. No bug problems....Hap

I have the house plant variety and got them as small starter plants. They are in a hanging basket in a window that gets decent sun. The...Read Morey grew a lot then stopped Im not sure if I watered it too much or not enough....the blooms have started to turn very pail and fall off.

The Chenille Plants grow rapidly with good water and fertilizer. Red spider mites can be a problem, particularly when the plant is kept i...Read Morenside. Check for leaf discoloration. Scales and mealybugs can also be problems.

This plant will grow in full sun (not late afternoon sun, though) to part shade. It is an annual everywhere in the US except for the hot...Read Moretest areas, zones 10 - 11. It can spread to 8 feet wide. They can be pruned in the springtime.

I was given this plant for christmas, however, there wasn't a tag attached, so we didnt know what it was.
We kept it outside howev...Read Moreer, in shade of huge palm tree.
It has seemed to like this position.
We have also discovered it likes to be fed once a week, and is thriving.