Polka Dot Plant

Hypoestes phyllostachya is cultivated as an ornamental plant and is familiar as a houseplant, but can also be grown outside as an annual plant in cooler climates or a perennial in the subtropics and tropics. Many different cultivars have been created with different foliage colors. This plant does best in partial sun. In the United States, it is winter hardy in zones 10 and 11. It spreads by cuttings and seedlings.

Hypoestes phyllostachya has a multitude of cultivars whose leaves are green, white or red (from pink to carmine), punctuated, stained or streaked with green, white or red among which can be mentioned : *H. phyllostachya 'Camina' with dark green leaves and carmine red *H. phyllostachya 'Confetti Blush', white veined olive green *H. phyllostachya 'Pink Splash', green and pale pink *H. phyllostachya 'Red Splash', green and red *H. phyllostachya 'White Splash', green and white