Heart-Shaped Foliage
Heart-shaped green leaves bring bold texture to moist ornamental plantings.Heart-shaped leaves add bold texture to moist plantings.
Houttuynia Seeds
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Growing Level
Easy to Grow
Germination
High Germination
Garden Use
Containers
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About This Variety
Meet This Variety
Houttuynia cordata is a spreading herbaceous perennial grown for heart-shaped foliage and small flower spikes surrounded by white bracts. Also known as fish mint or chameleon plant, it suits moist ornamental beds and contained ground-cover plantings.
Grow in full sun to partial shade in humus-rich, consistently moist soil. This plant spreads vigorously by rhizomes and can be difficult to remove once established, so use a container or firmly bounded planting area to keep it under control.
A moisture-loving perennial herb with heart-shaped ornamental foliage and vigorous rhizomes best kept in a container or firmly bounded bed.
Growing at a Glance
Botanical Name
Houttuynia cordata Thunb.
Life Cycle
Perennial
Sun Requirement
Partial Shade
Water Needs
Keep Evenly Moist
Soil Preference
Humus-rich, consistently moist to wet
Why Gardeners Love It
White Flower Bracts
Small flower spikes rise above showy white bracts during the growing season.White bracts frame small flower spikes above the foliage.
Vigorous Rhizomes
Spreading rhizomes can fill contained ground-cover spaces and need firm limits.Vigorous rhizomes need a container or firm boundary.
Best Growing Conditions
- Sun Exposure
- Partial Shade
- Moisture Needs
- Keep Evenly Moist
- Soil Preference
- Humus-rich, consistently moist to wet
How to Grow
Prepare
Choose a container or firmly bounded bed with rich, moisture-retentive soil.
Use a container or firmly bounded, moisture-rich bed.
Sow
Sow at the packet depth and keep close contact with the moist growing medium.
Sow at packet depth in a consistently moist medium.
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist; do not allow seedlings to dry out.
Keep soil consistently moist while seedlings establish.
Thin
Thin seedlings for airflow and retain only the strongest young plants.
Thin seedlings for airflow and stronger growth.
Contain
Monitor rhizomes and remove escaping growth before it spreads past the boundary.
Remove escaping growth before it crosses the boundary.
Garden Uses
Containers
Ground Cover
Ornamental Borders
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