Tradescantia pallida’Purpurea '
Purple Heart , Purple Queen , Purple Spiderwort , Purple Wandering Jew
Tradescantia pallida’Purple Heart',Tradescantia purpurea , Setcreasea purpurea , Setcreasea tampicana
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Family : CommelinaceaeSubfamily : CommelinoideaeTribe : TradescantieaeSubtribe : TradescantiinaeGenus : Tradescantia
Tradescantia pallida’Purpurea ' , also sold asTradescantia pallida’Purple Heart ' , is a trailing plant with sarcoid purple stem and purplish glaucous green leaves . It can grow up to 8 inches ( 20 cm ) tall . The leaf are narrowly elliptical , measure up to 6 in ( 15 curium ) long and 1.2 inches ( 3 cm ) wide .
The terminal flowers are bright pinkish , 3 - petalled , and can get to up to 1.2 column inch ( 3 cm ) in width .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
GrowingTradescantiais easy , and you will find the plants quite resilient . These flora typically mature in moist , well - drain , and acidic ( pH 5 to 6)soil . Tradescantias do well in partial shade but will do equally well in gay arena as long as the soil is prevent moist .
you may growTradescantiaindoorsas long as suitable conditions are yield . supply the industrial plant with a soilless mix or loam - based potting compost and keep it in hopeful sink in light . nip out the growing steer to boost bushy emergence .
If feasible , allow it to spend strong natural spring and summer days outdoors . Water moderately during active ontogenesis and apply a balanced limpid fertiliser every four hebdomad . body of water slenderly in wintertime .
These plants like to be keep fairly moist , so water on a regular basis , peculiarly when grow in containers . cut the plant life back once anthesis has quit can advance a second efflorescence and help prevent re - seeding . Cut the stems back about 8 to 12 inches ( 20 to 30 atomic number 96 ) from the earth .
See more atHow to turn and Care for Tradescantia .
Tradescantia pallida’Purpurea ' is a cultivar ofTradescantia pallidawith purple foliage . It has gained theAward of Garden Meritof the UK ’s Royal Horticultural Society .
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