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Purple Heart
Tradescantia pallida
Other known names: Purple queen
A sun-loving trailer with saturated purple stems and leaves.
Starter guide. This bundled guide provides practical starting information while its full source and review record is being prepared.
Toxic. May irritate skin or pets
Care
- Light
- Medium to bright indirect
- Water
- Keep lightly moist, never waterlogged
- Growing medium
- Moisture-retentive but airy tropical mix
- Feeding
- Light balanced feeding during active growth
- Temperature
- 65–85°F
- Humidity
- High preferred
Observe the plant and growing medium before acting. A reminder is a prompt to check, not an automatic instruction to water.
Characteristics
A sun-loving trailer with saturated purple stems and leaves.
Names & botanical identity
- Accepted name
- Tradescantia pallida
- Plant group
- Tradescantia
- Other known names
- Purple queen
- Safety
- Toxic
May irritate skin or pets
Growth
- Growth habit
- Warm-climate foliage plant
- Native range
- Tropical and subtropical regions
- Temperature
- 65–85°F
- Humidity
- High preferred
- Difficulty
- Easy
Propagation
Division, offsets, or stem cuttings by species
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Problems to recognize
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Purple Heart is recorded botanically as Tradescantia pallida. Lorekeeper keeps accepted and former names connected so the guide remains findable as taxonomy changes.
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