kids encyclopedia robot

Image: Alternanthera brasiliana at Kadavoor

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Original image ‎(1,066 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 443 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: Alternanthera brasiliana, Joy Weed, comes from the moist, open forest areas of in tropical and sub tropical Central and South America. Joy Weed is an ideal addition to any garden. It is a plant grown for its dark purple foliage, and can be used as a beautiful foliage contrast against other plants in less formal beds and flower borders. The rich colour is only produced in full sun, and makes a dramatic accent in sunny gardens. Common names - Joseph's coat, copperleaf, calico plant, bloodleaf, joyweed and parrot leaf - all in reference to the often brilliantly colored leaves which provide foliage contrast to gardens and container plantings.Best foliage colors are developed in full sun. It produced creamish white golbular flower-heads.
Title: Alternanthera brasiliana at Kadavoor
Credit: Own work
Author: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India
Permission: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publishes it under the following license:
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Attribution Required?: Yes

The following page links to this image:

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.