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Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera

Alternanthera

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Overview

The Alternanthera is a mounded foliage annual with vivid plum-purple leaves touched with olive green. Plum Dandy™ grows 10-16 inches tall and spreads 12-20 inches, forming a dense, low accent for containers and borders. It thrives in part sun to full sun with average, well-drained soil and regular water; stronger sun deepens the color. Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11b.

Water Medium
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — The Alternanthera is a mounded foliage annual with vivid plum-purple leaves touched with olive green

Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
0.8333333–1.3333334 Ft.
Mature width
1–1.6666666 Ft.

Classification

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Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — with its most vivid plum coloration developing where light is generous
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11b; mounded presence and velvety depth of tone, image 66
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — particularly when repeated in rhythmic drifts
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — it brings continuous color and texture without waiting for a bloom cycle; particularly when repeated in rhythmic drifts
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — particularly when repeated in rhythmic drifts; it brings continuous color and texture without waiting for a bloom cycle
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — commonly referred to as Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera; in most temperate gardens it is grown as an annual, image 67
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — typically reaching 10 to 16 inches tall and spreading 12 to 20 inches wide; grown for foliage rather than flowers
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — typically reaching 10 to 16 inches tall and spreading 12 to 20 inches wide
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — Plum Dandy™ grows 10-16 inches tall and spreads 12-20 inches; dusky palette that reads beautifully against silver foliage
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — Its plum-purple leaves are brushed with subtle olive-green undertones
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — Plum Dandy™ is an excellent filler for mixed containers; then rebounding well after watering
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — lush growth.<br><br>In design work
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — Pinching or light shearing can be used as needed to refine its rounded shape and encourage dense; is a richly colored foliage
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — Grown for foliage rather than flowers
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — Plum Dandy™ grows 10-16 inches tall and spreads 12-20 inches
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — it brings continuous color and texture without waiting for a bloom cycle
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — In most temperate gardens it is grown as an annual; it prefers average, well-drained soil and consistent moisture, though it is not
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — In most temperate gardens it is grown as an annual
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — Plum Dandy™ grows 10-16 inches tall and spreads 12-20 inches; dusky palette that reads beautifully against silver, image 62
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — then rebounding well after watering; the Alternanthera is a mounded foliage annual with vivid plum-purple leaves touched with olive
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — low accent for containers and borders; with its most vivid plum coloration developing where light is generous, image 63
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — lush growth.<br><br>In design work; typically reaching 10 to 16 inches tall and spreading 12 to 20 inches wide
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — Pinching or light shearing can be used as needed to refine its rounded shape and encourage dense
Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera — Its plum-purple leaves are brushed with subtle olive-green undertones; commonly referred to as Plum Dandy™ Alternanthera, image 70

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners