Acalypha cat tail

Acalypha hispaniolae

Flower name
Acalypha cat tail
Scientific name
Acalypha hispaniolae
Aliasアカリファ・キャットテール, Cat tail, キャット・テール, アカリファ・レプタンス, Acalypha reptans, summer love, アカリファ・ヒスパニオラエ
Place of originWest Indies
Place of floweringGreenhouse
Flowering seasonApril, May, July, August, September, October, November
Language of flowersEmbarrassed

What is Acalypha cat tail

Acalypha cat tail (Scientific name: Acalypha reptans) is native to the West Indies and is non-cold-resistant evergreen perennial of the family Euphorbiaceae. The leaves are green and soft and there are serrated teeth on the leaf edge. It is a low plant , and it makes the red soft flower bloom upward from spring to late autumn. There are no petals in the flowers, and many stamens gather to form a spiked inflorescence. It is also called the name of academic reptans (scientific name: Acalypha reptans). Uses are potted plants, flower beds, hanging baskets. The Japanese name is based on the fact that flower resembles the tail of a cat.
In the same genus, there is "Chenille plant" (scientific Name: Acalypha hspida) which makes flowers similar to this "flower bloom". Chenille plant(A. hispida) is a wooden plants, with a string-like flower hanging down. Inflorescence of Chenille plant (A. Hispida) is longer than Acalypha cat tail . Acalypha cat tail (A. reptans) is a flower version of Chenille plant(A. hispida).

Common name: Acalypha cat tail, Scientific name: Acalypha reptans, aka: Cat tail, Acalypha hispaniolae, Acalypha, summer love, Origin: West Indies, plant height: 20 to 30 cm, leaf shape: ovoid, leaf margin: saw tooth, leaf color: leaf Petal: none, stamen: 8, ovary: 3 rooms, flower color: red · dense peach, Hanaso length: 5 to 6 cm, fruit type: fruit, seed shape: Spherical shape.