Acalypha wilkesiana (Jacob's Coat)
also known as: Copperleaf, Jacob"s Coat, Beefsteak Plant, Acalypha tricolor, Acalypha wilkesiana, Jacob's Coat
Genus:6244ea020be4f5f8d58fe2f30
Properties
- Plant type
- shrub
About this plant
Updated: last month- Morphology
- Acalypha wilkesiana is a plant species, commonly known as Jacob's Coat.
- Growing conditions
- Cultivated, sometimes escaped and found along the edge of forests and along roads at elevations of 400 - 450 m.
- Regional variations
- Widespread cultivated ornamental, not known in the wild, origin unknown.
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