Thursday, September 23, 2010

Fuzzy Wuzzy...flowers?


Chenille plant or Acalypha hispida is a great indoor/outdoor plant for the novice or experienced gardener alike! What a very interesting flower it produces...usually 3-4" long and fuzzy like a cattail or, well, like chenille! The color is a light red and the plant is prolific. Chenille plant likes bright light if indoors and partial shade if outdoors in the summertime. Keep the soil barely moist for best results. Feed every two weeks with an all-purpose water-soluble plant food, at half-dose. If you have a fuzzy wuzzy plant already, don't forget to bring it indoors for the winter, as they are not winter hardy here!!

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