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Acalypha eggersii

Acalypha eggersii is a species of shrub or small plant in the spurge family, native to Ecuador and found in dry subtropical or tropical forests. It is grown mainly by enthusiasts of Acalypha and tropical foliage plants, and it needs warmth, bright light and well-drained soil.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil dry out, and reduce watering in winter.
Soil
Well-draining potting mix with added perlite or bark.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Acalypha eggersii is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Other Acalypha plants

Asian copperleaf · Acalypha bipartita · California copperleaf · Bastard Copperleaf · Acalypha ciliata · Acalypha cupricola · Acalypha dictyoneura · Acalypha dikuluwensis · Acalypha ecuadorica · Native Acalypha · Golden falsenettle · Slender threeseed mercury

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acalypha eggersii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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