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Alternanthera ficoidea Party Time - Joseph's Coat

Alternanthera ficoidea Party Time
Joseph's Coat

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This plant will surprise you with its green foliage splashed with bright pink. Some leaves are entirely pink and others are green. It will work wonders in a pot, a planter, a flower bed or even a border. Frost-sensitive, it is grown as an annual in our latitudes. Give it sunlight (its colours will be even more intense), warmth, and a good soil for flowering plants, not forgetting to water it. It can even be grown indoors.
Height at maturity
30 cm
Spread at maturity
30 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -1°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March to May
Recommended planting time March to June
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Flowering time June to October
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Description

The biennially bearing Alternanthera 'Party Time' deserves a prime spot in your compositions with its variegated green foliage with pink. Cultivated as an annual in our climate, this frost-tender plant forms a bushy clump of 30cm in all directions that adds colour to your beds, borders, and other containers and hanging baskets. In full sun, its colours are more intense, but it also tolerates partial shade and can even be grown indoors.

From the Chenopodiaceae family, the same as spinach, the genus Alternanthera is native to tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America. The selection 'Party Time' is characterized by its highly decorative coloured foliage. Its undulate, ovate, and opposite leaves are green, splashed with pink. Some leaves are completely pink and others green. This herbaceous plant forms a clump of 30cm in all directions. Don't hesitate to pinch the tips of the stems at the start of growth to maintain a compact and dense habit. Insignificant, its flowering occurs between June and October, in the form of axillary and terminal spikes of tiny white flowers.

This decorative foliage plant thrives in full sun, which enhances its colours, or in partial shade. Cultivated as an annual, it easily adds color to a bed or a border. In a suspension, pair it with Lobelia 'Anabel Snow White' with white flowers and Surfinia 'Trailing Big Pink' with pink flowers. In a container or planter, combine it with a vibrant pink verbena like 'Endurascape Magenta' and a Euphorbia 'Diamond Snow' with numerous small white flowers.

 

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Alternanthera ficoidea Party Time - Joseph's Coat (Foliage) Foliage

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time June to October

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 30 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Alternanthera

Species

ficoidea

Cultivar

Party Time

Family

Amaranthaceae (Chenopodiaceae)

Other common names

Joseph's Coat

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference21810

Planting and care

The biennially bearing 'Party Time' Alternanthera can be grown in full sun or partial shade. A sunny exposure enhances the coloration of its foliage. In a pot, choose a good potting soil that should remain moist. In the ground, it appreciates a moist and well-drained soil, preferably neutral to acidic. Do not let the soil completely dry out. Alternanthera also fears excessive watering. Water regularly, but in small quantities. A regular supply of universal fertilizer will be appreciated by plants grown in pots and hanging baskets. Frost-sensitive, plant it once all risk of frost has passed and shelter it in a lightly heated veranda during winter to keep it until the following spring. It is also an indoor plant. Pinch the tips of the stems to obtain a more compact plant.

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Planting period

Best planting time March to May
Recommended planting time March to June

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Border, Edge of border, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -1°C (USDA zone 10a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 9 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Acidic, Neutral
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Fresh and well-drained

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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