Common Name: Copper Plant

Scientific Name: Acalypha wilkesiana

Copper Plant - Growth Habit

Physiological Growth Cycle: Perennial         USDA Hardiness Zone: 11

Dicot

Size:

• 3' to 5' height

Growth Habit:

• Erect form
• Fast growing

Copper Plant Leaf Color Variations Ovate Leaf Shape

Foliage:

• Alternate leaf arrangement
• Ovate leaf shape
• Dentate leaf margins
• Bronzy green mottled with shades of red and purple
• Red with crimson and bronze
• Green edged with crimson and stippled with orange and red
• 5" to 8" long

Copper Plant Catkin-like Spike Male Inflorescence	Copper Plant Female Inflorescence

Inflorescence:

• Small, red flowers
• Borne in spikes
• Catkin-like
• Up to 8" long by 1/4" wide
• Inconspicuous

Copper Plant Colorful Foliage

Use:

• Colorful foliage
• Background plant
• Mass planting
• Container plant

Problems:

• Snails
• Slugs
• Mealybugs
• Whiteflies
• Spidermites

Culture:

• Full sun brings out color
• Fertile, moist, well drained soil

Propagation:

• Seed
• Cuttings

Notes: 

• Treat as an annual if minimum winter temperatures fall below 50ƒF (10ƒC)
• Susceptible to freeze
• Related to the chenille plant