Tradescantia pallida (Setcreasea pallida)
COMMON NAME | Purple secretia, purple-heart or purple
queen |
TYPE | Groundcover |
FAMILY | Commelinaceae |
NOTES | A sprawling,
evergreen ground cover produces deep purple foliage and stems when grown in
full sun. The rather brittle stems, a foot or more high, have a tendency to
flop over, creating a trailing effect |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Mexico |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Understory
of disturbed forests, along roadsides, riparian areas and coastal forests |
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