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Jacob's coat | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Acalypha
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Common Names: beefsteak plant, copperleaf

About this plant

A tropical, evergreen shrub grown as a house or conservatory plant. It has multi-coloured, variegated and mottled leaves in shades of green, white, yellow and pink. Long green or bronze flower catkins may sometimes be produced. In their native environment plants may reach 2m in height

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

H1B

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

Sandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow under glass or indoors in a loamless potting compost in full or filtered light. When in growth water freely and apply a balanced liquid feed monthly. Water sparingly in winter, keeping barely moist. Plants can be moved to dappled shade on the patio during summer

Pruning

Pruning group 11

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in summer or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly, glasshouse red spider mite, mealybugs and scale insects

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalPatio Container

Planting Places

WoodlandGravel GardenConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years