Tradescantia Pallida (Purple Heart)

Quick Overview

Height: 1ft-2ft

Attractive and durable, Tradescantia pallida‘Purpurea’ (Purple Heart) is a popular trailing evergreen perennial noted for its remarkable foliage of narrow, pointed, purple leaves, 2-5 in.  It is often considered invasive in many areas. Purple Heart is unique in that it is an effective air-purifying plant.   T. pallida is known by many common names, including Purple Heart, Wandering Jew, Inch Plant, and Purple Queen.

Growing Tradescantia pallida Indoors. Let the sun shine in. Grow your plant in bright light year-round for good foliage color. It will grow in lower light, but the leaves will be more green than purple.