Hypoestes phyllostachya

Polka-dot-plant

                                     
  ID#650
 
 

Ornamental house plant is usually grown as a annual outdoors.

Many cultivars available however the most common seen is this one with pink and green leaves.


Perennial plant in zones 9 and higher.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 3 - 8 ft long PLANT TYPE: Tropical vine - Evergreen GROWTH RATE: slow Ideal for container, hanging planter TEXTURE: fine- medium LIGHT: sun to partial shade WATER: moderate SOIL: Potting soil
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: small pink FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by cuttings. KEY FEATURES: house plant, ground cover annual. Grown for its colorful foliage.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch -Plant grew will during warm summer months in large planter with moist soil. -After flood the plant perish.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

04/2012

July . 2011

Additional Information: Wal- mart, New Bern, NC

August 2011