Alternanthera bettzickiana grow and care – herbaceous of the genus Alternanthera also known as Parrot-leaf, Sanguinarea, Alternanthera versicolor or Calico-plant, Alternanthera bettzickiana perennial evergreen or cold annual plant, can grow as edible plant but mostly used as ornamental plant for the colored leaves, can be used as ground cover plant and also in grow pond or aquarium, can grow in tropic, subtropical, mediterranean or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 10b+ as perennial and in the right care also 10a or as annual 4+.
Alternanthera bettzickiana flowers and edible leaves
Leaves edible color can be: green, pink, yellow, orange, white, red, purple, magenta or multicolor the leaves fleshy in the shape elliptic to oval the structure are wavy to curly.
Flower color white or yellow the flower in pompon shape.