Hypoestes phyllostachya Coloratus® White
Hypoestes phyllostachya Coloratus® White is a fun, tropical foliage plant, with a neat and compact habit and a very playful look. It has heart-shaped leaves, with colourful dark green and bright white speckles and blotches. Hypoestes phyllostachya is native to tropical Madagascar, where it grows as an herbaceous perennial in shaded areas where it can form dense carpets of vegetation in the understorey layers of woodlands and rainforests. Hypoestes makes for a fun evergreen houseplant, with a nice mix of all colours in a windowsill, for example. As an annual it’s great for patio pots and garden beds too. Hypoestes phyllostachya is commonly known as Polka dot plant. Other internationally used common names for Hypoestes phyllostachya are: Baby’s Tears, Flamingo plant, Freckle Face, Measles plant. Evanthia has Hypoestes phyllostachya Coloratus® White starting material available all year round, as seed and young plants from seed. Ask our team for the Hypoestes cultivation manual for commercial production. Check out all Hypoestes in the Evanthia range.
Properties
Botanical name:
Hypoestes phyllostachya
Family:
Acanthaceae
Series name:
Product group:
Hypoestes
VBN code:
Status:
New
Product group:
Tropical
Cultivation information
Starting material:
Seed
Pot size:
cm
Stem length:
-
cm
Growing location:
Plant density:
/m2
Sowing period:
Growing temperature:
Pot size:
cm
Pot size:
10-12
cm
Ideal growing temperature:
18-21
°C
Growing time to young plant:
3-4
weeks
Growing time from young plant to final product:
5
-
17
weeks
USDA Hardiness zone:
10-11
Average number of seeds per kilo:
850000
The information shown here is intended as a general guide and should not be considered growing instructions. Details are based on Western European climate conditions, unless specifically stated otherwise.
