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Description

The listing, Purple live plants! has ended.

These plants grow very easily, here is some info I got online:
Family: Commelinaceae (ko-mel-ih-NAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Tradescantia (trad-es-KAN-tee-uh) (Info)
Species: pallida (PAL-lid-duh) (Info)
Cultivar: Purple Heart

Synonym:Setcreasea pallida
Synonym:Setcreasea purpurea

Category:
Groundcovers
Perennials

Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)

Spacing:
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Bloom Color:
Pink

Bloom Time:
Blooms all year

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Burgundy
Smooth-Textured

Other details:
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
This plant is suitable for growing indoors

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Propagation Methods:
From leaf cuttings
From herbaceous stem cuttings
By simple layering
By air layering
By tip layering
By serpentine layering
By stooling or mound layering

This plant grows under bad conditions especially when hot or cold. I would reccommend planting it in an area around a tree or with other large plants or it will look great by itself. It is hard to kill so plant it somewhere you want it to stay for a long time. The sections can be broken off to grow new plants. It is very interesting.
1 live plant with roots will be sent to the highest bidder in a bubble mailer.
This plant will stay alive in a jar of water indoors or planted inside or outside, an easy way to add color to your garden!

Questions & Comments

Watching this one, too!

Jun 9th, 2011 at 1:54:58 PM PDT by

Great thanks!

Jun 9th, 2011 at 3:11:19 PM PDT by

watching this one can you send a few lol

Jun 9th, 2011 at 6:40:59 PM PDT by

I may dig up a few but it would require a bigger package, so maybe if the bids get high enough!

Jun 9th, 2011 at 7:38:15 PM PDT by

thank you i use to have over 200 plants imcluding these buy my kids hated them when they were younger and killed them,no kids now all grown i can have my plants again ya lol

Jun 9th, 2011 at 8:01:38 PM PDT by

That's great to hear! Thanks for looking!

Jun 10th, 2011 at 3:50:13 PM PDT by

Awesome...I teach Class's @ a Plant and Garden Center....I can use for A class.....Very Cool...
Im a fan .......Have a Great day..

Jun 14th, 2011 at 7:59:33 AM PDT by

Im your 100'th Fan.....!!!!!

Jun 14th, 2011 at 8:00:33 AM PDT by

if I understand correctly live plant not seeds?

Jun 14th, 2011 at 10:29:52 AM PDT by

These are the neatest plants, I grew them when I lived in Florida. I had them planted where they were in direct sunlight 90% of the time, and everything I planted in this flower bed I struggled to keep them not just alive but looking good till I tried these. IT WAS AMAZING! Did not matter what the weather was like, dry,hot, hurricane and tropical storms one after another, evacuating several times. AND my flower bed full of this plant was never affected by any of the extreme weather, if anything I feel thats what kept it looking so beautiful. Not to mention ALL the people that would stop by wanting a cutting since they are hard to find. AWESOME AUCTION!

Jun 14th, 2011 at 1:27:44 PM PDT by

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