Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'
heart-leaved houttuynia
- 9cm pot
- £5.99
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- £15.00 £17.97
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: reliably moist or boggy soil, or aquatic compost
- Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
- Flowering period: April
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Less vigorous than the species, 'Chameleon' makes excellent ground cover at the margins of a pond - or in reliably moist (and boggy) soils in the border. Spreading to form a generous swathe, its ovate to heart-shaped leaves are variously patterned in shades of green, pale yellow and red. These add a bright splash of colour, and if bruised will emit an orange-like aroma. In spring, the flowerheads appear, and these are composed of a small, densely packed spike of tiny yellowish green flowers, which is encased at its base with a ruff of petal-like bracts that turn from green to white as they age. - Garden care: Tolerant of most reliably moist soils, and less vigorous than the species, you can limit the spread of this plant by potting it into a pond basket. Divide over-large clumps in spring.
