Over 25 years ago, I bought the only available pot of this plant at a nursery now long closed, here in Phuket.

During that time, I have never seen a single example of this plant in any of the numerous nurseries that I have visited.

 

It's a crawler, rather than a creeper, as it doesn't climb. The scarlet furry catkins (very soft) are evident year round.

It likes shade, but, will tolerate some sun. It likes growing on pebbles with no soil, but, will do fine on soil, too.

 

Does anyone have the faintest idea what it is and what's it's name?

 

 

It looks like a Chenille Plant or sometimes known as a Strawberry Firetail.

Of course, I could be totally wrong!

Thankyou Madgee. Just looked on Google images and it bears out what you say.

looking at the photo of the RED FURRY CATKIN,well for the first time in 9yrs.we have them crawling every where.

some sort of catapillar.anybody got an idea what they are.