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Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 13
Plant Height:	6-10 feet
Plant Spread:	6-10 feet
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color Evergreen Variegated
Fruit:	Showy
Flowers:	Inconspicuous
Uses:	Windbreak or Hedge Medicinal Herb Suitable as Annual
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Layering
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous:	Monoecious
Awards and Recognitions:	RHS AGM

Common names

Copper Leaf
Jacob's Coat
Copper Plant

Botanical names

Accepted: Acalypha wilkesiana
Synonym: Acalypha godseffiana
Synonym: Acalypha amentacea subsp. wilkesiana
Synonym: Acalypha musaica

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Location: Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio
Date: 2011-09-06
Acalypha wilkesiana - no two leaves are alike

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Location: Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio
Date: 2011-09-06
Acalypha wilkesiana, cultivar unknown

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Location: San Diego Zoo
Date: 2019-07-05

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Location: central Illinois
Date: fall 2007
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Location: Gulf Coast
Date: 2019-06-30
Tiki peach whirl with variegated airplane plant

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Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11

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Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-02-13

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Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01

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Location: San Diego Zoo
Date: 2019-07-05

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Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2016-07-15

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Location: San Diego Botanic Garden
Date: 2011-10-31

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Location: Mobot, St L. (Missouri Botanical Garden)
Date: 2017-08-09

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 8-23-07

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Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2016-07-15

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Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2016-07-15

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Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2016-07-15

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Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-02-13

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Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-09-27

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Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-09-27

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Location: Vander Veer Botanical Gardens - Davenport, Iowa
Date: 7-3-11

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Location: San Diego, California
Date: 2013-08-15

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Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Date: 2012-05-03

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Location: Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago IL
Date: 2016-05

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Date: fall 2007

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Location: central Illinois
Date: fall 2007

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Location: AgriLife North Farm, Overton, TX
Date: 2014-06-26

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Location: Vander Veer Botanical Gardens - Davenport, Iowa
Date: 2011-07-02

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Location: AgriLife North Farm, Overton, TX
Date: 2014-06-26

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2007-09-24

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Location: Copenhagen Botanical Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Date: May

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Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden, Rock Island, Il.
Date: 2011-07-02

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Location: Davenport. Iowa
Date: 2011-07-02

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 10-4-06

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Location: San Diego, California
Date: 2013-08-15

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Location: San Diego Botanic Garden
Date: 2011-10-31

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Location: San Diego Botanic Garden
Date: 2011-10-31

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Comments:

Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Aug 18, 2019 10:03 AM concerning plant:

This tropical shrub species is native to the Fiji and nearby islands in the South Pacific. It is grown for its colourful leaves as an annual plant in temperate climates; though it is a perennial woody plant in tropical climates. It bears inconspicuous tassel-like catkins of reddish-bronze flowers.

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Acalypha wilkesiana by Danita	Jun 28, 2021 6:33 AM	1

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