Mazhar Botanic Garden

Acalypha wilkesiana Macrophylla Mull.Arg.

Jacob's coat Fire dragon

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Acalypha
Species: wilkesiana
Cultivar / variety: Macrophylla
Sample code: EGY-MBG-001217
Common name: Jacob's coat, Fire dragon
English name: Copperleaf
Country: Fiji Pacific Islands
(PGR): Common

Evergreen shrub, grow up to 1-3 m tall  the macrophylla cultivar, leaves large broadly ovate or heart-shaped, 10-20 cm long, feature mottled blend of colors, russet-brown-bronze, crea, yellow 

Ornamental. Medicine. Hedges. Landscaping.

Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Stem cuttings
Flowering time: Autumn
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 5.0-7.0
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Bushy
Sample Type: Cultivar
Collecting Sources: Shop garden
Plant Uses: Hedge Landscape Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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