General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 4 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: Scrambles 3 or 4 feet
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Greenish-white to greenish-yellow scale-like bracts, bearing yellow blooms.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Year Round
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Yellow Joy Weed
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Alternanthera flavescens
  • Synonym: Alternanthera capituliflora

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Date: 2005-05-19
author--Louise Wolff (darina)

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