PURPLE QUEEN
Tradescantia pallida · Size on request
$6.25
Listed on their site
Pending editorial review. Names come from GBIF/POWO; growing details are a draft our editors are still verifying.
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Tradescantia pallida
Purple Heart · Commelinaceae
Also known as Setcreasea pallida, Setcreasea purpurea, Setcreasia purpurea. Common names: Purple queen, Purpleheart.
Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort (a genus of New World plants) more commonly known as wandering jew, a name it shares with the closely related species T.
CommelinaceaePerennial
4 listings from 4 nurseries
$6.25 – $7 · updated 19 days ago
About Purple Heart
Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort (a genus of New World plants) more commonly known as wandering jew, a name it shares with the closely related species T. fluminensis and T. zebrina. Other common names include purple secretia, purple-heart, and purple queen. It is native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico. Edward Palmer was the first European to observe and assign a Latin name to the type specimen near Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas in...
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Growing & care
Growing guide coming soon. Our editors haven't written verified care details for this plant yet. Native range and classification are shown below.
| Native range | Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest |
|---|---|
| Toxicity | Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented |
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Where to buy Purple Heart
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Purple Queen
Tradescantia pallida · 1 gal
$6.99
Listed on their site · 6 avail.
Purple Queen #1
Tradescantia pallida · 1 gal
$7
Listed on their site
Purple Heart
Tradescantia pallida · #1
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Listed on their site · 4 avail.
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