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Alternanthera ficoidea
In Singapore: Joseph's Coat, Calico Plant, Parrot Leaf, 霓虹苋, Joseph's Coat Plant, True Yellow Calico Plant, Brazilian Snow Flower, Brazilian Snowflower, 白苋草 (Grown in Singapore)
Alternanthera ficoidea, often called Joseph's coat or parrot leaf, is a low, spreading subshrub or annual from the Caribbean and South America, grown for its colourful foliage. It is easy to grow in warm conditions but can become invasive in some tropical regions.
Alternanthera ficoidea, also known as Joseph's coat, Parrot leaf, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is native to the Caribbean and South America and occurs elsewhere in the tropics as an introduced species. It is considered invasive in Palau, the Philippines and Australia (Queensland). Propagation occurs via seeds.
Calico Plant · Alternanthera brasiliana var. villosa · Brazilian joyweed · Alternanthera helleri · Alligatorweed · Scarlet Temple · Sessile joyweed
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alternanthera ficoidea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
