About Purple Heart
Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico. It is a perennial herbaceous species with a trailing habit. The cultivar T. pallida 'Purpurea', commonly called purple heart or purple queen, is widely grown as a houseplant, outdoor container plant, or a garden groundcover. The species has been proven useful in indicating and removing air and soil pollutants and has also been used in food technology.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tradescantia pallida
- Genus
- Tradescantia
- Family
- COMMELINACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grown as garden plant
- Native to
- Central America
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Purple Heart belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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