'Calico plant' is a plant in the Alternanthera genus with a scientific name of Alternanthera ficoidea.
Alternanthera ficoidea is a great popular groundcover plant. Has many different brightly colored cultivars that feature green leaves blotched with yellow, orange, red, brown, copper or purple.
Blooms appear in these approximate colours: Ghost white. Leaves appear approximately as a Grade 1 Paint Green and Palatinate purple colour. It is a herb and is treated mainly as an annual/perennial, so it can grow either as a single season or multiple season plant. Normally grows with a forb habit.Calico plant is normally quite a low maintenance plant and is normally very easy to grow - great for beginner gardeners!
This plant info is provided by the myfolia gardener's wiki. All details about Calico plant have been kindly provided by our members.
How to grow Calico plant
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Growing Calico plant from seed
By our calculations*, you should look at sowing Calico plant about 63 days before your last frost date .
Transplanting Calico plant
Companion plants for Calico plant
These plants have been known to grow well alongside Calico plant so consider planting:
Repellent plants for Calico plant
These plants will not grow well with Calico plant so avoid planting these within close proximity:
Common Calico plant problems
These problems, diseases and pests are known to affect Calico plant plants:
Other names for Calico plant
Parrot Leaf, Joseph's coat
Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) P. Beauv.
Misspellings: alternanthera ficodes, alternanthera ficoides
Calico plant care instructions
How long does Calico plant take to grow?
When should I plant Calico plant?
Our when to plant Calico plant estimates are relative to your last frost date. Enter your frost dates and we'll calculate your sowing and planting dates for you!
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