A plant used in Brazilian medicine has scientific potential to help people with arthritis and other inflammatory conditions.

Now a team of Brazilian scientists has put that tradition through a modern stress test: standardized extracts, controlled ...

During the summer, a small edging annual finishes off any border or container planting. Some old-fashioned plants still fit the bill. Here is one to consider. The Alternanthera now comes in many new ...

There was a time when if you wanted colorful leaves in partial sun to somewhat shady exposures, coleus was your only option. That was then, but Alternanthera is now. Alternanthera (al-ter-NAN-the-ra) ...

* Botanical name: Alternanthera dentata 'LRU30' * What it is: A trailing, non-flowering annual grown for its season-long, thumbnail-sized burgundy leaves that have brighter ruby-red undersides. * Size ...

* Common name: Joseph's coat 'Red Threads' * Botanical name:Alternanthera ficoidia 'Red Threads' * What it is: A short annual with narrow, burgundy, almost grass-like leaves. Grown for the foliage, ...

Scientific name: Alternanthera dentata Purple Knight. Growth habit: An evergreen multi- stemmed perennial growing to 24 inches tall and 36 inches wide. The leaves are broadly lance-shaped, deep green ...

Common names: Purple alternanthera, purple joyweed, ruby leaf alternanthera. The genus Alternanthera has approximately 200 species worldwide native to southern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, ...