Acalypha reptans
Summer Love
Acalypha reptans is sometimes sold under the cultivar name 'Summer Love'. It reaches about 30cm and each plant spreads about the same distance. An enchanting plant which flowers with a profusion of red tassels over many months of the year. It requires very bright light to be continuously grown indoors. Ideal for pots and containers. 1-2 hours early morning late afternoon sun will stimulate more flowering. Water regularly. Remove spent flowers. Tip prune to maintain its shape.
Contributed by @mzambz
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Summer Love
Latin name
Acalypha reptans
type
Shrub
family
Euphorbiaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.30 M
Acalypha reptans
Acalypha reptans is sometimes sold under the cultivar name 'Summer Love'. It reaches about 30cm and each plant spreads about the same distance. An enchanting plant which flowers with a profusion of red tassels over many months of the year. It requires very bright light to be continuously grown indoors. Ideal for pots and containers. 1-2 hours early morning late afternoon sun will stimulate more flowering. Water regularly. Remove spent flowers. Tip prune to maintain its shape.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
If raising as an indoor plant : for best indoor success, very high humidity should be maintained. Also, spider mites, mealybugs and scale may be a problem when grown indoors. For outdoors : grow in containers or baskets on decks, patios or rooftop gardens. It is a good plant for color and should be used as an accent for both color and texture in a container. Re-pot annually in spring.
Propagation by division
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
For outdoor plants the clumps of rhizomes can be divided once the plant has become fully established.The simplest method is to carefully dig around the clump and gently pull it apart into fist sized pieces and re-plant immediately. For indoor plants, the rhizomes can be pulled apart, and re-planted, when re-potting the plant.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Early Autumn
Acalypha flower periodically throughout the year, but mainly through the Summer to early Autumn period.
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