| Scientific Name: | Acalypha pendula |
| Common Name: | dwarf chenille plant, firetail |
| Family Name: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Origin: | Australia / New Zealand |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Annual |
| Mature Size: | 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Pendulous |
| Form: | Weeping |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Container planting, Hanging basket |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Pubescent, Ovate, Ciliate, Dentate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Catkin (ament), Red, May-Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Schizocarp, Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Pendulous annual container plant; stems finely pubescent; leaves ovate, most 3-5cm long x 2-4cm wide, dark green, toothed, undersides pubescent, ciliate margin; spikes fuzzy, catkin-like, most 5-10cm long, florets tiny. | |