Alternanthera Dentata Ruby
Native to the west indies and brazil the plant is chiefly grown for its coloured foliage it is one of the dozen synonyms of alternanthera.
Alternanthera dentata ruby. Little ruby alternanthera is the perfect mounding ground cover with a compact spreading habit and deep burgundy foliage making it a real stand out plant in the garden it is approximately a third the height of the common form. Alternate anthers in the genus are barren. Images show colour in overcast and sunny conditions. Plants of the genus may be known generally as joyweeds or joseph s coat.
Frost free gardens only unless you treat it as a bedding annual. Compact richly coloured popular ground cover smaller lower growing less vigorous than alternanthera dentata with a more purple tone. Two types are widely available. It thrives in humid subtropical gardens.
Alternanthera dentata known as little ruby and ruby leaf alternanthera is a fast growing ornamental groundcover plant in the amaranth family which was first described by conrad moench and got its current name from stuchlĂk and robert elias fries. Small garden hedges also as a ground cover in. Genus name comes from the latin words alternans meaning alternating and anthera meaning anther. This alternanthera has a compact spreading habit beautiful deep burgundy foliage and is a real stand out plant in any garden.
White flowers in spring. It has a sprawling habit in warmer climates grow as a perennial in colder climates grow as annual planting after the last frost. One that s usually. Little ruby alternanthera dentata lru30 emporium hotties range plant description.
You can see in the images the leaf size difference between dentata on top and little ruby. More frost tolerant than the common form. Little ruby purple knight snow queen. Several species are notorious noxious weeds.
It produces dense clusters of small white flowers in summer. The beautiful foliage in shades of burgundy and purple adds rich color to the landscape and is consistently attractive throughout the season. Alternanthera dentata little ruby is a compact form growing to only to 40cm in height and spreading to almost a metre. Little ruby offers an alternative to traditional blooming bedding plants.
30 40cm high x 60 90cm wide. Alternanthera dentata little ruby little ruby alternanthera is a great low maintenance plant to add colour to your landscape. It is often used as a filler in the spiller thriller filler container combination providing a canvas of foliage against which the thriller plants stand out. Alternanthera plants alternanthera spp reward gardeners with their interesting foliage.
Alternanthera dentata is a tropical perennial typically grown as an annual known for its colorful foliage that ranges from burgundy to purple. Stunning deep burgundy foliage. Alternanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family amaranthaceae it is a widespread genus with most species occurring in the tropical americas and others in asia africa and australia.