Hypoestes or Polka Dot Plant is a warm season annual or houseplant that grows in spring, summer, and fall. Choose from white, pink, and red foliage. Use indoors, in flower beds, or pots. Part sun or full shade, moderate water, air purifier. Grows well in Auburn, Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Folsom, Rocklin, Roseville, and Sacramento.
- Landscape Size: 16″-22″ tall, 8″-14″ wide
- Light Requirement: Morning Sun/Afternoon Shade or Bright Indirect Light
- Water Needs: Moderate
- USDA Zone: 10a or All as Annual
- Growth Habit: Mounding
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Attributes: Air Purifier
These characteristics apply to the greater Sacramento area and nearby regions.
Live outside of our area? Please check with your local cooperative extension for the best growing practices in your neck of the woods.
Visit: UC Cooperative Extension Offices(Opens in a new window)
Visit: National County Extension Offices(Opens in a new window)
Green Thumb Guide
Performs best in enriched, well draining soils. Keep soil consistently moist but not soggy. Pinch back at any time to maintain a more bushy and compact habit. When used as a houseplant, fertilize once or twice a year with an all purpose houseplant fertilizer.
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