Tradescantia pallida (syn. Setcreasea pallida), famously known as Purple Heart or Purple Queen, is a tender, trailing perennial with spectacular, deep purple, lance-shaped leaves on succulent stems. The color is most intense in full sun. In summer, it produces small, three-petaled, pink flowers at stem tips. It roots instantly where nodes touch soil.
Purple Heart thrives in full sun to part shade and well-drained soil. It is drought-tolerant and heat-loving. In zones below 8, it is grown as an annual, container plant, or houseplant. It is incredibly easy to propagate. The intense purple foliage provides stunning contrast in combinations. A bold, indestructible plant for color impact in sun.
| Family: | Commelinaceae (ko-mel-ih-NAY-see-ee) |
| Genus: | Tradescantia (trad-es-KAN-tee-uh) |
| Species: | pallida (PAL-lid-duh) |
| Synonym: | Setcreasea pallida |
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