Roots at nodes and will start almost anywhere, so must be controlled, but this is easy to do. Repeated trimming back will train to a dens...Read Moree compact mound of almost any size you'd like!
Will take full afternoon sun in zone 11 -more sun helps produce intense color in foliage- and quite draught tolerant.
Heavy bloom here at Christmas (though blooms off and on throughout year).Very festive !, with little white balls like ornaments or snow!
I posted pictures of this plant in the Tropical Gardening Forum., asking for the ID of this plant...( thanks, Metro, for the right plant ...Read MoreID!) .One picture shows the plants in full bloom with their white button-like blooms and the second is after they have been trimmed.
From my experience, these plants love the sun...full sun.!
In my country, they are even used for landscaping large areas of uncovered grounds in malls, subdivisions and resorts.
They need regular pruning, however, to get the desired shape and look in your garden.
A tropical perennial native to the West Indies and Brazil, it's often grown as a bedding annual in colder regions. Plants grow up to 3 fe...Read Moreet tall and are noted for their brilliant colored foliage. Use them in the garden as you would coleus. Planting in large drifts is especially attractive. Root stem cuttings in fall to overwinter indoors.
Roots at nodes and will start almost anywhere, so must be controlled, but this is easy to do. Repeated trimming back will train to a dens...Read More
I posted pictures of this plant in the Tropical Gardening Forum., asking for the ID of this plant...( thanks, Metro, for the right plant ...Read More
A tropical perennial native to the West Indies and Brazil, it's often grown as a bedding annual in colder regions. Plants grow up to 3 fe...Read More