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Chameleon plant


Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'

Chameleon plant

A quick spreader in wet spots, chameleon plant can be dramatic. Its heart-shape leaves are rimmed with red and gaudily splashed with yellow and green. Dense spikes of tiny flowers are surrounded at the base by small white bracts. Be careful to corral this fast-growing, water-loving plant, as it can take over rapidly.

Light:
Sun,Part Sun
Zones:
5-9
Plant Type:
Perennial
Plant Height:
To 1 foot tall
Plant Width:
To several feet wide
Landscape Uses:
Containers,Beds & Borders,Slopes,Groundcover
Special Features:
Flowers,Attractive Foliage,Fragrant,Easy to Grow
Garden Plans
Island Bed 2
Plant It With
Primrose

Enjoying similar conditions, bright primrose flowers enliven this combination in early spring and provide a vertical accent.

Lobelia

As a floral accent, cardinal flower adds verticality and repeats the red rim of the chameleon foliage.

Propagation
Seed
Division

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Comments (2)
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whoopzdaisy wrote:

Thanks for the info. I think I will avoid this one!

10/31/2011 06:09:27 PM Report Abuse
ldmcleod wrote:

This is very invasive and has an odour like a bog. Its roots will travel 2 to 3 feet underground and then it sends up runners to the surface. We planted it near a pond 15 years ago and we are still trying to control it.

2/3/2011 11:21:38 AM Report Abuse

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