Jul 9, 2024 · Tradescantia 'Purple Profusion': This spiderwort has multiple buds and purple-tinged foliage when it's young. Spiderwort can look ragged after its bloom period is over.

Jul 26, 2023 · Tradescantia pallida ”Purpurea” also known as Purple Queen, Purple Heart, Setcresea Purpurea, Purple Spiderwort, or Wandering Jew “Purpurea” is a popular evergreen perennial.

'Purple Queen' is well-known to southern gardeners where it is often grown as a low maintenance perennial groundcover in zones 8 and warmer. This plant is surprisingly drought tolerant for …

Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico. It is a perennial herbaceous species with a trailing habit. The cultivar T. pallida 'Purpurea', commonly called purple heart or purple queen, is widely grown as a houseplant, outdoor container plant, or a garden groundcover.

Jan 14, 2024 · Purple heart, purple spiderwort, purple queen plant, wandering jew purple heart, and sometimes “Moses-in-the-basket” refer to Tradescantia pallida. The plant is native to the Tamaulipas and Yucatan regions of Mexico and is characterized by dark purple stems with leaves that grow up to 7” long.

The leaves are fleshy, mucilage-filled, and the leaf color ranges from purple, green, or variegated. The flowers are small, delicate, 3-petaled, saucer-shaped, and are found in shades of white, pink, purple, or blue. The blooms are short-lived, but the flowering season lasts 4 to 6 weeks.

Tradescantia pallida [trad-es-KAN-tee-uh, PAL-lid-duh] has striking purple evergreen leaves, providing a splash of color throughout the year. The purple Tradescantia is part of the Tradescantia genus (spiderwort) of plants found throughout South and Central America, including northeast Mexico.

Purple heart is a tender low-growing, trailing, perennial in the spiderwort family (Commelinaceae) that is commonly used as a houseplant or an annual. The plant species is from Mexico, where it grows as a ground cover. The specific epithet, pallida, means "pale."

Attractive and durable, Tradescantia pallida ‘Purpurea’ (Purple Heart) is a popular trailing evergreen perennial noted for its remarkable foliage of narrow, pointed, purple leaves, 2-5 in. long (5-12 cm).

Jul 18, 2023 · Looking for a plant that’ll attract attention? The vivid purple leaves and stems of tradescantia pallida will do it! This wandering jew species is called purple heart plant, purple …