Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart' Succulent Care should be taken not

Care should be taken not to overwater to avoid rotting the roots

as a showy specimen with foot wide flowers

This plant is totally tubular

small flowers appear at the ends of the green branches

they thrive in bright

Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart' Succulent Care should be taken notTradescantia pallida is a tender evergreen perennial native to northeast Mexico (from Tamaulipas to Yucatan) grown as an ornamental for its striking purple foliage. This herbaceous plant in the Commelinaceae (spiderwort) family is a low growing trailer that is hardy in zones 7 10, but is easily grown as an annual or houseplant in colder climates. The rambling plants get about a foot high but can spread much wider. From midsummer through fall, and