* 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 ...

Chalk up another award for Little Ruby. In a period when we write about, or tout, some new coleus on what seems a weekly basis, there is one little alternanthera out there hitting it out of the park.

Little Ruby is a compact grower that maintains the dramatic burgundy and red color of its foliage through the summer. (LSU AgCenter) Among my very favorite plants for summer color are alternanthera, ...

This time of the year, everyone looks for flowers that are as tough as nails. If you are in that group then remember names like Little Ruby, Purple Knight and Brazilian Red Hot. In fact, you can chalk ...