#joyweed
- Alternanthera — A major genus of herbaceous plants or shrubs in the family Amaranthaceae, primarily native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas; it comprises numerous terrestrial and aquatic species, highly valued in horticulture and aquascaping for their spectacular, vividly colored decorative foliage in shades of red, purple, pink, or yellow.
- Alternanthera amoena — A popular species of dwarf ornamental plant within the genus Alternanthera, native to Brazil; it is widely used in ornamental carpet bedding and mosaic gardening for low vegetation mats due to its small, lanceolate, multicolored leaves (blotched with intense shades of green, copper, carmine, red, and yellow).
- Alternanthera bettzickiana — A species of perennial herbaceous plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to South America; it is widely used in global ornamental horticulture due to its dense foliage, variegated or blotched in spectacular shades of red, purple, yellow, and cream, making it ideal for low borders and landscape mosaics.
- Alternanthera versicolor — A species or horticultural variety of ornamental plant within the genus Alternanthera, remarkable for its intensely colored leaves that change shades depending on light exposure and age, displaying a spectacular mix of green, pink, carmine, copper, and blood-red.