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pup25
June 27th, 2005, 09:28 AM
the most beautiful foliage i've seen
MrSeedy
June 27th, 2005, 09:52 AM
Wow , is all I can say. Love those bright eye catching colors!!!
pup25
June 27th, 2005, 10:02 AM
Yah it is amazing. My father got it from a grower last year. I havent seen it this year.
HarleyGal
June 27th, 2005, 10:03 AM
Very pretty!! :D I love the color combo!! :wub:
yellow22
June 27th, 2005, 10:18 AM
I have it growing. I took home the few that matched the potato vine color. I don' know why it's still not green. They were all growing in the same light exposure etc. I rooted them in water first.

Here's them with a pink Petunia.

People relly are attracted to this plant...my intitial reaction has worn off. I also have a dark, almost black leaved on that get's white little straw like ball flowers.
yellow22
June 27th, 2005, 10:39 AM
Make that a pink Geramiun...can't see the pink Petunia in the pic.
pup25
June 27th, 2005, 10:55 AM
I had them growing in shade.. they grew very bushy and medium height...
grindle
June 27th, 2005, 12:11 PM
Love the colours on that, don't think I've ever seen it before
mla2ofus
June 27th, 2005, 01:50 PM
It is beautiful. I googled it and wanted to ask if you use it as an annual or how you take care of it over the winter?
pup25
June 27th, 2005, 03:01 PM
mla I used it as an annual. It is extremely striking. Last year was the first year I've seen it and I did not try to bring it inside, as I have very very low light indoors. Next season I am going to see if any other colors are available.
terese
June 27th, 2005, 03:10 PM
Love the colors on those leaves. :)
erdine
June 27th, 2005, 03:53 PM
what a pretty plant.
Comtessa
June 27th, 2005, 03:54 PM
I haven't seen that before - very attractive!
DandyLioness
June 27th, 2005, 11:22 PM
pup.. is it possible that it's related to one that I posted for ID awhile back???

Ooops, now that I saw the second pic of Yellow's - there's no way it's the same. Sorry - couldn't find the "delete" button! -_-

Oh.. and by the way I NEED some.. LOL!!! :lol:
pup25
June 27th, 2005, 11:51 PM
dandy, its possible your pic is alternanthera. There are many different foliage variations. If you google image search of alternanthera you'll see what I mean.
grindle
June 28th, 2005, 12:01 AM
Dandy that looks like Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' :rolleyes:
DandyLioness
June 28th, 2005, 12:21 AM
Sheesh, grindle - you're so right... but when I googled pup's plant name, my plant showed up too! <_< (In the image section)
grindle
June 28th, 2005, 12:22 AM
maybe there's 2 the same :unsure: <_< :lol:
ondinelamer
June 28th, 2005, 07:44 AM
I put this in my front garden last yard, thinking it would be a nice focal point for the summer. Now I can't get rid of it - it has popped up all over my yard. Given the right conditions, (which it apparently has in my yard), it gets pretty invasive. Now they tell me!