Red Hot Cattail (Acalypha hispida) for Leap Day Wordless Wednesday

Scientific name: Acalypha hispida

Common name: Chenille Plant, Red Hot Cattail
"Chenille" is the French word for caterpillar.

Malay name: Ekor Kucing (Cat's tail)

Origin: Malesia (Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea)

Photograph taken at: The Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama