Flamingo Plant Hypoestes phyllostachya
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- hy-poh-ES-teez fy-lo-STAK-ee-ah
- Description
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Low drought tolerance. This plant is seldom damaged by deer.
Grown for green and white or pink and green foliage
Family name previously Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
- See this plant in the following landscape:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Hypoestes
- Species:
- phyllostachya
- Family:
- Acanthaceae
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Pink
- White
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Design Feature:
- Accent
