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Jul 14, 2013 8:58 PM CST
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Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA (Zone 6a)
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I thought this was photo-shopped to death. Does anyone grow this?
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Jul 15, 2013 5:28 AM CST

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I have that.
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Jul 15, 2013 5:34 AM CST
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Name: Evan
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Does the leaf camouflage really look like the pictures Hetty? I was thinking about about how someone would work that into the landscape. I see other Acalypha wilkesiana cvs. have wild variegation too!
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Jul 15, 2013 5:50 AM CST

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Yes it is pretty wild Smiling
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Jul 15, 2013 8:48 AM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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I doubt that picture was photoshopped. Some of the A. wilkesiana are truly amazing in color. There are a few in the database: http://garden.org/plants/searc... I love the 'Mardi Gras' that Dutchlady has in the database!
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Jul 15, 2013 10:40 AM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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I have the 'Copperhead' variety which is much more copper and not quite as wild. It's become the popular landscape shrub around here the last couple of years. You see it everywhere.

Mine seems to have reverted to a plain greenish leaf with copper reverse. Only a very few swipes of the pretty terra cotta that had marked it before. I think it is in too much shade.
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Jul 15, 2013 11:12 AM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
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I grew a few in containers over the years but they all were lost to either neglect *Blush* or winter weather. Sad
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Jul 17, 2013 2:06 PM CST
Name: Jonna
Mérida, Yucatán, México (Zone 13a)
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I have an A. Wilkesiana too, don't know which one. It's true that they lose much of their colors when they don't get enough sun. The trees have grown behind mine and it has a lot more green and less color. The more colorful leaves are on top and on the side that gets more sun. It's a really hardy shrub here, I have to cut it back all the time or it would take over. While I see in the pics that something has taken a few bites out of it, in general it doesn't have problems with bugs.

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Aug 28, 2013 9:56 PM CST
Name: Jonna
Mérida, Yucatán, México (Zone 13a)
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I thought I'd share this pic, the leaves make a great floral arrangement too! I bring them in when I trim the plant and they last for quite awhile.


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Aug 28, 2013 11:50 PM CST
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I've purchased small plants m.o. (Logee's) before and successfully grown them in the midwest, by season's end they made quite a statement in the garden scheme of things. I'm referring to the 'copperleaf' designation.
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Aug 29, 2013 4:16 AM CST

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Copperleaf is the general common name for this plant.
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Sep 13, 2014 1:38 AM CST

I have both varietys, the red and copper, and the greens and brown. Mine is getting overgrown. Can this root in water or air root it. It is a truly knockout plant as it looks like digital camo. The flowers.look like strings of chenille hanging down. I would think it is similar to coleus in that the brighter sun, the better colors you get. I live in Indiana and its 3 feet tall and wide. It will soon come in for a houseplant or get frosted, so i am trying to figure out how to get smaller ones Drooling
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