Hypoestes phyllostachya

#hypoestes #pinkpolkadotplant

@columbiariver thanks Laura

Such pretty pink foliage. 💗

@hkyfvr hi Diane. I have a purple one too!

Hi Sussanah 😄 That sounds pretty. 😍

OOPS! Getting ahead of myself! It’s Wednesday, not Friday. But will feature this beauty on Friday for #foliagefriday 💖 #featured-ozadmin

#polkadot #hypestes

#featured-ozadmin

#polkadot #hypoestes #seqldweed #purple flower. #prettyweed

Pretty

Never seen one of these in flower 👍

Lovely

Thanks Jeffrey @jamimc

@jeatacake probably not Jeff. Not many here are as lazy as me to pull or poison. I quite like them but they self sow in huge numbers. This is the end product from little creamy leaf with pink dots that are so beautiful. A 20cm leggy dark green leaves with a tiny #purple flower

They go like that here indoors, but without the flowers. They don't stay compact & spotty for long!

@jeatacake I mow over them when I have grass.

I think I would too as I'm sure their novelty soon wears off! 😃

@jennlamaye

Good to know! Thank you for the heads up @Sussanah @jeatacake 😉

@tinaaune

#hypoestes #polkadot #selfsown if you get one be prepared to be on top of keeping numbers down

Cricky! We can only grow these as houseplants !

#weedy #weed #weedSEQ #weedSEQld

@brightcolours yes I know you hate them!! But this is for os mainly. They are sprayed enough to not cause an environmental disaster here. Cheers

I know you know they’re a weed. I put the tags in in case Queenslanders decide to plant them.

No worries @brightcolours

#hypoestes latter stage growth

#polkadotplant #variegated

@tinaaune

#hypoestes latter growth

#polkadotplant #variegated #dog #pets

Cute pooch 🐶

I am in love @Sussanah

Lovely plant and adorable dog Sussanah 🐕😘👍

@tinaaune

@drumadixit @brightcolours flower on #hypoestes

Thanks! Obviously I must have always removed my weedy seedlings before they had the chance to flower...

#polkadotplant #variegated

Yes I agree Sussanah, the flower spikes are lessen the beauty of the plant. That is when I cut back the plant. @brightcolours

#pink

Another attractive weed! http://weeds.brisbane.qld.gov.au/weeds/polka-dot-plant

@Susannah looks like freckle face plant

@brightcolours knew that. But pretty. That's why it survives in dry dry conditions.

@brightcolours nothing a spray of herbicide won't fix. I used to mow them in places. Not many survive Sussanah the sprayer.

I only get the odd one pop up so easily dug out. It's got such lovely #variegated #foliage

@brightcolours I loathe the look of the flower spikes when flower (pretty purple) dies and it all looks blah.

I've never seen it in flower: never gets a chance. Off to google it.

#springtime

#bestofspring

@drumadixit looks same to me. This is just self sown. I'll get a pic of latter growth. @brightcolours

Does look the same! The ones I've seen here are paler.