Acalypha plants are long-standing houseplant favorites—and for good reason. They're tough, visually appealing, and come in a variety of forms, meaning you can find a varietal suited to any style you want. Native to Asia, acalypha plants can be grown year-round indoors, where care should be taken to mimic their natural tropical environment.

Your biggest challenge, once you meet its basic requirements, will likely be acalypha's fast-growing nature and tendency toward legginess. However, as long as you keep the plant well-trimmed, it will reward you with excellent color and interesting leaf forms.

Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.

The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since the 1500s is reproduced below for those interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" by Cicero are also reproduced in their exact original form, accompanied by English versions from the 1914 translation by H. Rackham.