Size: Single Plant | 2.5 " Pot Included
Common Name
Sessile Joyweed,Josephs coat
Maximum Reachable Height
Up to 2 to 3 ft
Flower Colour
Red
Bloom Time
Seasonal bloomer
Difficulty Level
Easy to grow
Alternanthera ficoidea Snowball, Alternanthera variegated Planting And Care :
Water the plants often enough to keep the soil from completely drying out. They generally don, t need additional fertilizer, but if they aren, t growing well, try giving them a shovelful of compost in summer. Cut them back if the mounds start to sprawl or spread open.
Alternanthera Variegated Care
Josephs coat plants are not picky about the soil as long as it is well-drained and not too rich. The plants grow well in both sun and partial shade, but the colours are more intense in full sun.
Sunlight
Full sun to part shade
Watering
Medium
Soil
Well-drained soil
Temperature
20 to 30 degrees C
Fertilizer
Apply any organic fertilizer
Alternanthera Variegated Special Feature
Bedding plant, edger or containe Foliage is particularly attractive when plants are massed as a ground cover or edger. Plants of this species have been used since Victorian times in clipped formal plantings. Also can be an attractive houseplant.
Alternanthera Variegated Uses
Ornamental Use:
The plant is used for the ornamental purpose
Its generally keep indoor in the living room and in terrace area
Medicinal Use:
Stems and leaves useful in eye trouble
The decoction is taken with little salt drunk to check vomiting of blood
Shoot with other ingredients used to restore virility
Poultice used for boils
Note: Use only after consulting the specialist
