| Description | A tender perennial grown as a annual in the colder areas. Can be used as a spiller and filler in containers. Easy to over winter indoors. |
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| Pronunciation | (al-ter-NAN-the-ra) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | (8)9-11 |
| Sunlight | full sun, mostly sunny, part shade, foliage may burn in the full hot sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average patio |
| Temperature | tolerates cooler weather |
| Flowers | seldom flowers during the growing season, will flower if indoors , white globular shaped flowers tucked in the foliage |
| Leaves | thin leaves, bark purple-burgundy to burgundy to reddish burgundy depending on the light |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 6 inches tall, spreads over 12-18 inches, mat forming |
| Maintenance | pinch or prune to control spread |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Mexico, South Mexico |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage) ,#109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterroud) |
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