Family: Amaranthaceae
Scientific Name: Alternanthera ficoidea Thin Gold
Common Name: Thin Gold Alternanthera
Description | A low growing Alternanthera with thin gold leaves. |
Pronunciation | (al-ter-NAN-the-ra) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
Hardiness Zone | (9)10-11 |
Sunlight | full sun, mostly sunny, part shade, foliage color may burn in the full hot sun |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Growing Media | average |
Flowers | seldom flowers when used as an annual, white globular shaped flowers tucked in the foliage |
Leaves | thin, gold to green |
Dimensions | 6 plus inches tall |
Propagation | cuttings |
Native Site | Mexico, South Mexico |
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