Party Time! by rhoing

Party Time!

That’s the name of the particular cultivar! As Dave Barry would write, “I swear I am not making this up”: Alternanthera Ficoidea “Partytime.” Some possible common names: “Joseph’s coat,” “Parrot Leaf,” “Calico Plant” — http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/89594/

“Tropical perennial that is winter hardy to USDA Zone 10 and is grown exclusively for its colorful foliage” — http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a485

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Alternanthera_ficoidea&rank=binomial

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

One year ago (“A *three*-frame day”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-11-19
Two years ago (“Friendship”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-11-19
Those leaves are really kind of cool the way the colors are mixed
November 24th, 2013  
@digitalrn You can see that/how it caught my eye!
November 24th, 2013  
That's a pretty neat plant!
December 10th, 2013  
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