Plant Profile: Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata)
Karen Native to Southeast Asia, this herbaceous perennial is known by many names including fish mint, rainbow plant, heart leaf and Chinese lizard tail. A member of the lizard-tail family, Saururaceae,…
Plants for a Plants for a Plant Zoo: Chameleon Plant ‘Chameleon’ aka Variegata, Tricolor, ‘Court Jester” (Houttuynia cordata)
Don’t bother with the species if you want a chameleon plant in your garden as it is dull by comparison to the variegated cultivar ‘Chameleon’ aka Variegata, Tricolor, or ‘Court…
Botanical Latin: Cordatus
Cordatus (cor DA tus) from the Latin word cor, cordis meaning heart. Cordatus is a specific epithet used with generic names of both plants and animals to suggest that some…