Page 28 - โรงเรยนเฉลมพระเกยรตสมเดจพระศรนครน พะเยา_Neat

Emilia Sonchifolia

Plant Code: 7-56000-002-0025

Native title: Emilia Sonchifolia
Scientific name: Acalypha wilkesiana Muell. Arg.

Common name: Copper beef-steak, Copper leaf,
Painted copperleaf, Jacob's coat.

Family name: EUPHOPBIACEAE

Nature: Bush

Features of Plants: It grows 3 m high and spreads 2 m across.

The stem is erect with many branches. The branches have fine hairs. It has a closely arranged
crown. The leaves are coppery green with red splashes of color. This gives them a mottled
appearance. The leaves are large and broad with teeth around the edge.

Trivia: In South Florida and tropical America, copperleaf is a popular outdoor plant that

provides color throughout the year. It is used in mixed hedges and shrub borders and as a
specimen shrub. Elsewhere copperleaf is grown as an annual where its spectacular foliage
replaces flowers from late summer until frost. Copperleaf is also grown indoors as a container

plant. However, it must be maintained in a warm, humid, bright environment.