Alternanthera ficoidea 'Chartreuse' /Chartreuse Jospeh's Coat

Alternanthera ficoidea 'Chartreuse'   / Alternanthera ficoidea 'Chartreuse'
Yellow foliage cultivar
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Yellow foliage cultivar

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Scientific Name: Alternanthera ficoidea 'Chartreuse'
Common Name: Chartreuse Jospeh's Coat
Leaf Type: Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone: 10, 11 Determine Your Zone
Height: Under 1 foot
Spread: 1-2 feet
Light Exposure: Sun, Part Sun
Drainage: Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth: Moderate
Water Requirement: Medium
Maintenance Level: Medium
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
Yes
Comments: Grown as an annual bedding plant where there is frost. This is just one of many of the different cultivars that are used in mass plantings to form intricate flower bed patterns and flower borders. Very popular in European gardens and public grounds. Has a serious leaf-eating insect problem in the Lower South.