Little ruby

Alternanthera dentata

''Alternanthera dentata'', known as little ruby and ruby leaf alternanthera, is a fast-growing ornamental groundcover plant in the amaranth family. Native to the West Indies and Brazil, the plant is chiefly grown for its coloured foliage. It is one of the dozen synonyms of ''Alternanthera brasiliana'', and is alike in appearance with ''Alternanthera bettzickiana'', which all have strikingly similar looking cultivars.
Alternanthera dentata Native to Central and South America. Of note is the striking dark purple foliage which is this colour all year through. Fast-growing, spreading ground cover growing to 80 cm max. Small, dark cream pompom flowers appear when the plant is allowed to grow unclipped. Biggest leaves here are 70 mm x 40 mm Alternanthera dentata,Amaranthaceae,Australia,Caryophyllales,Fall,Flora,Geotagged,autumn,botany,new south wales,plant,purple leaves

Appearance

Growing 60 to 80 cm, the herbaceous plant features burgundy-coloured, pointed foliage with a radiant ruby red rearwards and it has a compact, mounding and spreading habit. The popular cultivar 'Little Ruby' is shorter and slightly less brownish in colour, in addition to having smaller leaves as well. The plant features dark creamy, pompom-like flowers, which bloom in spring and summer.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusAlternanthera
SpeciesA. dentata
Photographed in
Australia