HEMIGRAPHIS COLORATA IS ANOTHER WONDERFUL PLANT FROM THE UNDERRATED ACANTHUS FAMILY. IT IS FROM MALAYASIA, SO IT IS STRICTLY TROPICAL, BUT IT MAKES A WONDERFUL, CREEPING GROUND COVER IN TROPICAL AREAS OR IN GREENHOUSES AND BLOOMS OFTEN WITH LOVELY LITTLE WHITE FLOWERS. IN BEST LIGHT, IT WILL TAKE ON A DARK BRONZEY COLOR INSTEAD OF THE MORE USUAL SILVER AND GREEN. IT PROPAGATES EXTREMELY EASILY AND WILL GROW IN POTS OR BASKETS. IN THE LATTER, IT REQUIRES A GOOD AMOUNT OF WATER AND REGULAR FEEDING. IF INSIDE AND LEGGY, SNIP OFF TOPS AND START NEW PLANTS...AGAIN WITH THE GREATEST OF EASE. SOME SOURCES REFER TO THE PLANT AS AN "IVY" TO WHICH IT BEARS ONLY A PASSING RESEMBLANCE.
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