Mazhar Botanic Garden

Tradescantia pallida purpurea (Rose) D.R.Hunt

Purple Queen

Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Tradescantia
Species: pallida
Cultivar / variety: purpurea
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000930
Common name: Purple Queen
English name: Purple-heart, Purple secretia
Arabic name: تراديكانتيا حمراء
Native: Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Common

Evergreen perennial plant stems round and fleshy leaves purple, elongated,76 cm long 25 cm wide flowers pink, 13 -18 cm wide, composed of 3 ovate petals arranged in a triangle and 2 sets of bracts at the bases

Ornamental plant. hanging Basket. Balcony. Ground cover. 

Setcreasea pallida Rose, Setcreasea purpurea Boom

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Texture: Sandy Sandy loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Offsets, cuttings
Flowering time: Mid summer
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 6.0-8.0

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