Genus of 90 species of low-growing, slender-stemmed annuals, perennials, and subshrubs from woodland margins in tropical Asia. A climbing plant. Red Ivy has coloured leaves - silvery in the shade, metallic purple if grown in sunshine. Hemigraphis is not an easy plant to grow. It needs winter warmth, moist air, and pruning when stems become straggly. Use Hemigraphis in hanging basket or grow in terrarium.