Alternanthera Ficoidea "Pink" 1Liter

🌸 Alternanthera ‘Pink’

Botanical Name: Alternanthera ficoidea ‘Pink’
Common Names: Alternanthera, Joseph’s Coat, Pink Leaf Alternanthera

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📌 Product Description

Alternanthera ‘Pink’ is a vibrant, low-growing ornamental plant known for its bright pink foliage, which adds colour and texture to gardens, borders, and container arrangements. Its compact, mounding habit makes it ideal for creating striking garden patterns, edging, or mixed plantings.

This hardy and decorative plant thrives in South African conditions, providing long-lasting colour throughout the growing season.

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📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: approx. 15 – 25 cm
• Spread: approx. 30 – 40 cm
• Growth Habit: Compact, bushy, low-growing
• Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

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🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to partial shade (full sun enhances leaf colour)
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil or quality potting mix
• Water:
  • Regular watering to keep soil moist
  • Drought-tolerant once established
  • Avoid waterlogging
• Feeding: Apply a balanced fertiliser every 4–6 weeks during active growth
• Maintenance:
  • Trim lightly to maintain shape and encourage bushier growth
  • Remove damaged or faded foliage

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🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring (August – October)
• Growing Season: Spring to late summer
• Flowering/Foliage Season: Leaf colour most vibrant throughout growing season
• Climate Suitability: Performs well in temperate, subtropical, and coastal regions
• Frost Tolerance: Light frost tolerant; protect young plants

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🌼 Additional Benefits

• Eye-catching pink foliage for garden design
• Low-maintenance and easy to grow
• Excellent for container and border displays
• Attracts visual interest and contrast in mixed plantings

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🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Garden borders and edging
✔ Patio and balcony containers
✔ Mass plantings for vibrant colour contrast
✔ Mixed ornamental plantings