What Is The Chenille Plant (AKA Red Hot Cat Tail)?
The chenille plant or red hot cat tail (Acalypha hispida) is a tropical flowering shrub of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). In the wild it grows in New Guinea.
The plant is popular as a houseplant and has long flowers resembling a cat’s tail. The red flowers can grow to 40-50 cm long. There is also a white-flowered variety of the plant. The chenille plant has large, green leaves.