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Chameleon Plant

Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' · Saururaceae

A spreading bog groundcover with heart-shaped leaves splashed red, cream, yellow and green, and small white flowers. Vigorous and can be invasive in damp ground, so often best contained in a pot.

At a glance

Habit: Groundcover
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Wet / Bog
Soil: Clay Soil
Climate: Subtropical, Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate
Frost: Frost-Hardy
Mature size: 0.3 m H × 1 m W
Foliage: Deciduous, Variegated Foliage
Flowering: Summer Flowering
Growth rate: Fast-Growing
Maintenance: Moderate Maintenance

Good for

Erosion Control
Pots & Containers
Weed / Invasive Risk