Alternanthera dentata 'Purple Knight'
Calico plant 'Purple Knight', Joy weed 'Purple Knight', Parrot leaf 'Purple Knight', Ruby leaf 'Purple Knight', Black night 'Purple Knight'
Alternanthera Alternanthera
'Purple Knight' _ 'Purple Knight' is a vigorous, upright, spreading, tender, evergreen perennia,l often grown as an annual, with dark purple stems, lance-shaped to elliptic, dark purple leaves and, occasionally, white flowers in summer.
Alternanthera dentata 'Purple Knight' is: Evergreen
Branching, Spreading, Upright
Insignificant or absent, White in Summer
Purple in Summer
Glasshouse red spider mite Glasshouse red spider mite
Fusarium wilt Fusarium wilt
Clip or pinch back to maintain a bushy habit.
Division, Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Alternanthera dentata 'Purple Knight' (Calico plant 'Purple Knight') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Edging, Foliage only, Greenhouse, Ground Cover
Used as an annual, plant in light, moist but well-drained, fertile soil in a sheltered, sunny poistion. Tolerates partial shade but leaves will be darkest in full sun. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water freely & feed m
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Alternanthera dentata 'Purple Knight'
Calico plant 'Purple Knight', Joy weed 'Purple Knight', Parrot leaf 'Purple Knight', Ruby leaf 'Purple Knight', Black night 'Purple Knight'
Alternanthera Alternanthera
'Purple Knight' _ 'Purple Knight' is a vigorous, upright, spreading, tender, evergreen perennia,l often grown as an annual, with dark purple stems, lance-shaped to elliptic, dark purple leaves and, occasionally, white flowers in summer.
Evergreen
Branching, Spreading, Upright
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Insignificant or absent, White in Summer
Purple in Summer
Clip or pinch back to maintain a bushy habit.
Division, Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Alternanthera dentata 'Purple Knight' (Calico plant 'Purple Knight') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Edging, Foliage only, Greenhouse, Ground Cover
Used as an annual, plant in light, moist but well-drained, fertile soil in a sheltered, sunny poistion. Tolerates partial shade but leaves will be darkest in full sun. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water freely & feed m
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10
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