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Commelinaceae
Purple Heart
Tradescantia pallida
Bravery and admiration.
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Tradescantia
- Native to
- Mexico
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 8-12 in
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, average
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 7-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Its deep purple stems and leaves make it one of the most dramatically colored foliage plants in cultivation.
- The small three-petaled pink flowers open for only one morning, but new ones appear continuously all season.
- Purple heart was studied by NASA and found to be one of the best houseplants for filtering volatile organic compounds.
- It roots so easily from stem cuttings that a broken piece left on moist soil will typically root within days.
- In warm climates it can become invasive, spreading rapidly through both stem fragments and underground rhizomes.
Color meanings
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bravery
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admiration
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lasting beauty