Picture Notes:  Pictures 1 to 7 are Acalypha wilkesiana cv. BronzePink.
Pictures 8 to 14 are Acalypha wilkesiana cv. Macrophylla.

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Distribution:  Pacific Islands.

Synonyms:  Acalypha amentacea subspecies wilkesiana is sometimes used for Acalypha wilkesiana. Acalypha wilkesiana is also sometimes listed as Acalypha tricolor.

Hardiness Zone:  USDA Zone 10       (view USDA zone map)

Size:   3-15 ft.

Form:   Monoecious woody shrub.

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Leaves:   Leaves alternate, very abundant with many on the stem, elliptic to ovate, serrate, 3-5 in. long, bronze green mottled with copper, red, or purple.

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Flower:   Flowers reddish, in 8 in. long spikes.

Fruit:   Fruit a small capsule with 3 seeds.

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