Name: Purple Heart Plant
SKU: 6841
Availability: InStock

Purple Heart Plant

₨600 – ₨720

Scientific Name: Tradescantia pallida
Common Name: Wandering Jew, Purple-heart, and Purple queen
Description: It is a tender evergreen perennial grown as an ornamental for its striking purple foliage. It is a low-growing trailer that is easily grown as an annual or houseplant in colder climates. Dark purple, lance-shaped leaves up to 7” long are produced alternately on fleshy stems. The fleshy leaves are covered with pale hairs and form a sheath around the stem. The stems are quite fragile, and break off easily if brushed or kicked too hard.
Uses: Purple heart can be used as a ground cover, cascading in baskets, as a trailer in mixed containers or as a houseplant as ornamental beauty.

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Attribute	Information
Seasons	Evergreen
Soil Requirement	It is a plant that prefers generous moisture, but it will do well in dry soil too as it has adapted to withstand long periods of drought. It can grow normally in both sandy and loam soil.
Environment	It grows well at a temperature of 18 – 30 ℃. It doesn’t like the cold and frost of winter, meaning that its overwintering temperature needs to be kept above 10 ℃. It will do well in varying temperatures as well. Best purple leaf coloration occurs in full sun. Shelter this plant from strong winds.
Watering	The newly rooted plant needs to be watered as soon as the top layer of soil feels dry. Keep the soil moist, but not soggy.