Red Dragon Plant
Taxonomy
Acalypha wilkesiana 'Red Dragon'
Acalypha
Euphorbiaceae
Malpighiales
How to care for Red Dragon Plant
How often to water your Red Dragon Plant
every 9
Red Dragon Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Red Dragon Plant in your home
a window
Red Dragon Plant love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Red Dragon Plant does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Red Dragon Plant in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Red Dragon Plant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Red Dragon Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Sad looking Hello how do I make my plant more like a tree instead of a sad vines everywhere?
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Are these the start of catechins? My chenille plant was at death's door around the end of June. So much so that I started a gallon sized Ziploc of cuttings as insurance. Anyway, it's doing a lot better now, but I'd like it to be more compact and bushy, like the original plant. Any hints for that? Also, it has the little fuzzy areas near a few leaf joints. I'm not certain if they are air roots, or if they are the beginnings of catechins, since they are pink/red fuzz.
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Any tips on propagation of Copperleaf plants by cutting (water/soil) etc., I think they're so beautiful and the other varieties with green and pink leaves which I believe are in the same category of plant, thanks #propogation #tips ? #Copperleaf
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What can I do to save her? My firetails chenille is super dry and her leaves are starting to shrivel up. She was on my to water list for few extra days because I didn't have a lot of time/energy for plant care this week, but I gave her a good soak and mist this morning. I got it from my friend's grandma a few weeks ago, and she said she had the same problem last year when she brought this kind of plants inside at the end of the summer. Is this happening because I didn't water her on time, or just because they do this? #HappyPlants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #Firetails
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My partner fell in love with this charming pot at one of our local greenhouses today, and it fits my #CopperLeaf perfectly! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantTherapy #PotAesthetic #PotHeads
Care Summary for Red Dragon Plant
Red Dragon Plant
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
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