RIP'S D.I.Y.
or how to do, make or repair just about anything!

 

 

Botanical Name: Acalypha wilkesiana
Common Name: Copperleaf, Joseph's coat, Fire-dragon

Country of origin: Fiji


 

  • Evergreen shurb for mixed hedges and borders. This plant can also be grown indoors.
  • All year round plant
  • Partial shade to full sun
  • Does not like frost
  • Height: Up to 3 metres
  • Spread: Up to 3 metres
  • Propagate by stem cuttings
  • No known pests and diseases
  • Notes: There are many cultivars available with different leaf forms and colours. The leaves are alternate, oval to elliptic, serrate, long and multi coloured often more colourful than flowers.