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Chenille plants, (Acalypha species) sometimes called Red Hot Cattails, or Strawberry Cattails, are an interesting houseplant or patio plant and can be a garden perennial in zones 8 and above. Children love the bright fuzzy flowers. When they are happy the plants will bloom almost continuously.

There are two species of Acalypha common in cultivation and several cultivars of those species. Another species A. reptans, commonly referred to as dwarf Chenille plant is sometimes offered. Acalypha hispida and Acalypha pendula are sometimes mislabeled and when young the species can be hard to tell apart. A. hispida is a larger plant, in tropical climates it makes a large shrub. The growth is more upright. A. pendula is a smaller, more flattened plant and is the plant often seen in hanging baskets although it too gets