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Plant Library Tropicals Tradescantia pallida - Purple Heart
Tradescantia pallida - Purple Heart

Tradescantia pallida - Purple Heart

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – sprawling groundcover 3”-5” tall plant with succulent stems and pointed leaves. Surfaces of the leaves are a deep royal purple underside is an even more vivid violet. Three-petaled flowers emerge from curving double bracts at the stem tips. Blooms constantly during warm weather, but the flowers are open only in the morning.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – rich sandy soils, prefers ample water but is drought tolerant
Long Island Nursery Plants Use in beds, rock gardens and containers