Description
Polka dot plants (Hypoestes phyllostachya) are common houseplants with colorful foliar displays. They are highly hybridized to produce a variety of colors and types of leaf spotting. The leaves are dotted with darker spots in green and a base color of pink. Breeders have developed many other varieties, some of which have the green mottled spotting, but others are dotted with other hues. There are purple, scarlet, lavender and white speckled leaves.
It may produce small, solitary pink/purple flowers at the nodes that resemble honeysuckle. The small flowers form on the cob at the end of the stems and are pink/purple. The fruit is a many-seeded dehiscent capsule.
Hypoestes phyllostachya is cultivated as an ornamental plant and is familiar as a houseplant, but can also be grown outside as an annual plant in cooler climates or a perennial in the subtropics and tropics.
| Common Name: | Polka dot plant |
| Botanical Name: | Hypoestes phyllostachya |
| Native To: | Africa, South East Asia |
| Care Taking: | Easy |
| Sunlight: | Partial Shade |
| Placement: | Indoor |
| Soil: | Loose, Fertile, Sandy |
| Watering: | Twice per day |
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