Indian Pink Plant is a perennial, meaning that it comes back every year. Its bloom is striking. The flower appears from a deep red bud, which blossoms into a neon green five-petaled flower. From this flower, a long, bright yellow stamen extends.
Indian Pink Plant's Stunning Flowers
The flower appears in its full glory in late June. It can produce up to 2 ft tall. The leaves are quite large compared to the flower, and they are a deep green. They grow up the stem and just beneath the flower.
Caring for the Indian Pink Plant
Indian Pink Plant prefers partial to full shade. Placing it in partial shade rather than full shade will make it more abundant and the flowers more abundant. The soil should be moist and well-draining, so you should water it on at least a weekly basis. You can add to their hardiness by mixing in a scoop full of compost when you set it out in the ground. This will make the blooms more vibrant and the foliage more lush.
Indian Pink Plant Uses in Landscaping
You can put this flower anywhere where you are looking for a rich ground cover that also boasts beautiful flowers. You can even use it as the focal point of an area in your landscaping because its blooms are maroon and bright green, attracting much attention. It would be best to give it much space to grow when you put it with other flowers. Indian Pink Plant is used in landscaping when you need to take up a lot of space. It may be used alongside large flowering shrubs to populate the dirt below with greenery. It may also be used as the center of a circular bed framed by a stone or brick border. You can use it to border an area of your garden, as well when put close together, but in only one row.