trefle.io · Taken Jun 11, 2021 by Michael Olive (cc-by-sa)
Saururaceae
Chameleon-plant
Houttuynia cordata
Also known as Houttuynia, Bishop's weed, Fish mint, Houttuynia cordata var. variegata
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Chameleon Plant · Ground Cover · Colorful Foliage · Moisture Loving · Shade Tolerant · Spreading · Medicinal · Pond Margin · Variegated · Perennial
Chameleon plant is a striking, low-growing perennial known for its vivid multicolored foliage in shades of red, green, and yellow. It thrives in moist to wet soil and partial shade, making it ideal for rain gardens, pond margins, or shaded borders. Be aware that it spreads vigorously by underground runners and may require containment to prevent it from overtaking neighboring plants.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; this plant prefers reliably wet conditions and tolerates boggy soil · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Assam, Austria, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, East Himalaya, Germany, Great Britain, Hainan, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, New York
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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