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Name:
Chameleon Plant
Botanical
Name: Houttuynia
cordata
Zone:
5-9
Soil:
wet conditions
Exposure:
Sun to Part Shade
Bloom
Time and Color:
White or Near White blooms in Late spring or early
summer.
Description:
Chameleon Plant is a striking ground cover with it's
chartreuse, cream, and magenta heart shaped leaves. This great colored
foliage is followed in late spring or early summer with inconspicuous
flowers of four bracts and small central cone. It is adaptable to a wide
variety of soils and is great in containers, bog gardens and mass plantings
as long as it is kept moderately wet. Chameleon Plant spreads by
underground rhizomes and will usually disapear in the winter, but it will
return in the spring. Can be invasive.
Care:
Do not overwater, do not let dry out between waterings.
Very high
moisture needs.
