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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 to 36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 36 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Best foliage color is attained when grown full sun.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late fall or early winter
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Ruby Leaf
  • Calico Plant
  • Joseph's Coat
  • Parrot Leaf
  • Joy Weed

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Location: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Date: 2013-08-03
Cuttings root very quickly using the Forsyth Pot method.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-08-09

Date: August 2010

Date: August 2010
A blurry picture of the flowers
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-06-11
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-06-06
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Comments:
  • Posted by greene (Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) - Zone 8b) on Sep 22, 2014 1:40 PM concerning plant:
    This plant is ridiculously easy to propagate from cuttings. I purchased one plant for $3 and started taking cuttings, rooting them in a Forsyth Pot, and after only one season my total number of plants was 99. All from one $3 plant. (This was only an experiment; the plants were given away.)

    The leaf color varies not only by the amount of sun the plant receives, but also by the PH variation in the soil. More lime in the soil produced much larger and much greener leaves.
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