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Purple Heart Plant
Botanical Name: Tradescantia pallida from Mexico.
Your getting the cutting in the first picture. The third picture shows a mother plant.
It's a relative of the Wandering Jew plant, and you'll find it's just as easy to grow. Purple leaves make this a beautiful house plant year-round. Looks great hung it in a basket and let the long, sprawling stems cascade up to 2 ft. over the side or a table center piece.

In summer pink 3-petaled flowers to bloom in the leaf axils resulting in contrast to the dark foliage.

If you want it for inside house plant let the bright sun shine in for good foliage color. It will grow in lower light, but the leaves will be more green than purple. Give it some direct sun, but shade it from noonday sun in summer to avoid scorching its leaves.

Pinching off new stem tips will promote branching and keep the plant compact. Don't toss out those cuttings -- you can easily propagate them for more plants.

Water: Water thoroughly, then allow the top 1 in (2.5 cm) to dry out between waterings.

Temperature: Average to warm room temperatures (65-80°F/18-27°C) suit this plant year-round. Purple heart tolerates varying temperatures with a minimum of 50°F/10°C in winter.

Soil: Peat moss-based potting mix.

Fertilizer: Feed monthly in spring and summer with a balanced (10-10-10) liquid fertilizer diluted by half.

Propagation: Take 4 in (10 cm) stem tip cuttings in spring or early summer. They'll root easily in moist potting mix.