Plant Features
Brazilian Red Hot Alternanthera Plants produce eye-catching, hot pink and purple variegated leaves that make a colorful addition to any container or outdoor garden, or indoors as a delightful houseplant. It can be grown in sun or shade; however, it offers better color in full sun! Brazilian Red Hot is extremely heat tolerant when grown in moist, well-drained soils. To promote a vigorous flush of new color, cut back in late spring and again in late summer.
Alternanthera Companion Plants: Begonia, Caladium, Cordyline, Impatiens, Petunia
Plant Characteristics
Mature Height: 12-14 inches
Mature Spread: 12-18 inches
Habit: Mounded
Foliage Color: Burgundy
Features: Heat tolerant
Garden Styles: Container Garden, Cottage Garden, Tropical Garden
Plant Used for: Aesthetic Appeal, Borders and Edging, Focal Point, Texture
Pet Friendly: Yes
Mature Spread: 12-18 inches
Habit: Mounded
Foliage Color: Burgundy
Features: Heat tolerant
Garden Styles: Container Garden, Cottage Garden, Tropical Garden
Plant Used for: Aesthetic Appeal, Borders and Edging, Focal Point, Texture
Pet Friendly: Yes
Plant Needs
Sunlight: 4+ hours
Overwinter Zones: 10, 11
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil Properties: Well-drained
Tolerates: Clay soil, Sandy soil
Fertilizer: Weekly
Overwinter Zones: 10, 11
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil Properties: Well-drained
Tolerates: Clay soil, Sandy soil
Fertilizer: Weekly





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