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Raspberry Fuzzies
Acalypha monostachya
Attractive low groundcover with grey-green leaves, red-brown stems, and fuzzy deep pink to red flowers. Takes full sun, heat, and poor soils. Cut to the ground after the first frost, which will kill off the top growth, and it will re-emerge in spring.
- Plant type: Perennial, Groundcover
- Maintenance level: Medium
- Water requirement: Medium, Low
- Sun exposure: Full, Part Sun, Morning Sun, Afternoon Sun
- Height range: 6–12 Inches
- Width range: 6–18 Inches
- Canopy value: 1 ft²
- Growth rate: Medium
- Seasonal habit: Semi-Deciduous
- Flower color: Red, Pink
- Flower season: Spring, Summer, Autumn
- General foliage color: Grey, Green
- Design style: Patio Plant
- Hardiness cold tolerance: 10 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry
- Native location: Texas and Northern Mexico (Chihuahuan Desert)
- PH preference: Neutral, Not Particular
- USDA hardiness zone: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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