Alternanthera ficoidea is native to South America and Mexico. The plant bears small white inconspicuous flowers and is mainly grown for the lovely, brightly colored and patterned foliage. It is perennial in warm climates but is suitable as an annual in colder areas.

I've grown this plant as both a landscape plant and as a container plant. The plants in the ground survived for quite a few years but were killed by many nights of mid 20ºF temperatures last winter. The containerized plant survived because it was moved to a covered porch and covered with an old blanket during the cold nights.

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