Acalypha hispida grow and care – shrub of the genus Acalypha also known as Chenille plant, Acalypha hispida perennial evergreen or as annual plant, used as ornamental plant but also can be used as edible plant (but need to know how to eat because the plant toxic) and for medical uses and in the right design, can grow in tropic, mediterranean, desert, subtropical, temperate climate or as houseplant and growing in hardiness zone 10b+as perennial or 8+ as annual.
Leaves color green in oval shape with serrated margin, leaves *edible and possible to eat only cooked (but need to know how because it’s toxic if not do it in the right way).
Acalypha hispida flower
Flower color red, flowers connects grow on stem in bottle brush and weeping in 10-30 cm, plants are dioecious male and female flowers grow on separated plants, but mostly the plants that you can be are only female.