Mazhar Botanic Garden

Acalypha godseffiana Mast.

Beefsteak plant

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001220
English name: Beefsteak plant
Native: Fiji
Country: Fiji

Fast-growing climbing shrub grow up to 1-3 m tall leaves lance-shaped with serrated or wavy edges stems woody and brown flowers inconspicuous, pinkish-green

ornamental. hedges.

Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Stem cuttings
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 5.0-7.0
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Evergreen Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Hedge Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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