It can grow up to 2 to 3-inches tall and has purple-toned stems that can reach about 3 to 9 feet long, so make sure to hang this plant somewhere high, for you to be able to witness how breathtaking it can be, especially when it starts to cascade out of the pot like a waterfall. Due to its dark green with variegated silver markings or in cream, pink, and green heart-shaped, patterned leaves, this magnificent succulent has stolen the hearts of many collectors. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.The String of Hearts is a sweet and fantastic hanging plant native to South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. Information displayed on this page about Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart' is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. The cultivar name 'Purpurea' is a synonym and it also goes by the common names Purple Secretia and Purple Queen. This plant was originally described as Setcreasea pallida in 1911 by the American botanist Joseph Nelson Rose, famous for his work in Mexico on the Cactaceae. The species name pallida is from the Latin word 'pallidus' meaning "pallid" or "pale" in reference to the pale flowers of the species compared to other Tradescantia. The name Tradescantia honors John Tradescant the elder (1570s-1638), an 17th century English naturalist, who was a collector and traveler and the gardener to the Earl of Salisbury and who traveled to Virginia in 1617. This plant is native to a wide area of Mexico from Tamaulipas east to Veracruz and south to the Yucatan peninsula.
HANGING PURPLE HEART PLANT SKIN
Though not particularly dangerous, the juices of this plant have a skin irritant that can cause a rash or blisters and has been used in the past to cosmetically redden a person's cheeks. The stems are a bit fragile so break it brushed against or walked on but the plant grows rapidly and so covers up damage in short order. Some consider this plant from eastern Mexico to be invasive, but we have never seen it get out of hand and it has behaved quite well in our garden for over 25 years. This attractive and unusual colored plant makes a great hanging pot specimen or as a creeping groundcover with bold color for the sun or shade garden.
HANGING PURPLE HEART PLANT FREE
Hardy and evergreen in frost free gardens but will freeze back in colder locations - root hardy to 10☏ or less - some claim it will grow as a perennial in USDA Zone 6, where mulching to protect the crown is advantageous. The leaf color varies with amount of sun and water with the best color in the brightest light. Plant in light shade or part sun in most any soil type and water regularly to occasionally - surprising drought tolerant for such a tropical looking plant. The three petaled purple-pink flowers with yellow stamens arise among the leaves near the tips of the branches primarily in summer but can often be seen at other times in frost free gardens. The leaves are covered in soft pale hairs the their bases form a sheath around the stems. It has 2 to 5+ inch long, narrow pointed purple leaves arranged alternately along thick herbaceous segmented stems. Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart' (Purple Spiderwort) - This popular trailing house plant is also a pretty durable groundcover or accent plant to about 18 inches tall in the garden. Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart' - Purple Spiderwort Products > Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart'
Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart' at San Marcos Growers
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