Acalypha New Red

Acalypha Wilkesiana (Red coloured Copperleaf) is an ornamental plant having good visible red coloured spiral leaves which have a good aesthetic. Acalypha Wilkesiana is a popular outdoor plant that provides colour throughout the year. It is used in mixed hedges and shrub borders and as a specimen shrub. It is also grown indoors as a container plant. However, it must be maintained in a warm, humid, bright environment. It is a garden shrub but due to its various environmental & health benefits, it is categorized as herb. It grows artistically with round shaped development with ovate leaves & green flowers. It usually grows up to 1.5 meters tall with occasional specimens to 2.5 meters. Acalypha wilkesiana flowers throughout the year. The plants need fair amounts of water and nutrients to grow quickly and stay tender. These plants can be sown outdoor i.e., gardens as well as indoors in pots but it attains its natural color when grown out doors in garden or pots where sunlight is proper. They survive even in high sunlight & summers. We tried for a long time and finally developed the plants of Acalypha Wilkesiana which are organically grown without using any chemical fertiliser & pesticide.