Alternanthera variegate

Variegated leaves, perennial, is low sprawling or prostrate plants, with weak stems and simple leaves arranged in opposite pairs. Flowers are very small, concealed in dense clusters of chaff-like white or straw-coloured bracts that appear at the leaf nodes. It should be planted in humus-rich, well-drained soil in part-shade or full sun. Propagation is from cuttings or seed in spring.