Tradescantia pallida 'Tricolor'

Also Known As

Setcreasea pallida 'Variegata'
Setcreasea purpurea
Setcreasea purpurea 'Variegata'
Tradescantia pallida [pink striped]
Tradescantia pallida [pink-striped]
Variegated Purple Heart
Variegated Purple Queen

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 12"-18"
W: 16"-24"

planting zones

8b-12

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Tradescantia pallida 'Tricolor' plant details

Tradescantia pallida 'Tricolor' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with pink, purple and variegated foliage. In fall, spring, summer and winter pink flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something seaside / salt tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Tradescantia pallida 'Tricolor'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: commelinaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen pink, purple and variegated
Mature size: 16 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 18 IN - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in fall, spring, summer and winter
Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, houseplant, rock garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Tradescantia pallida 'Tricolor'

USDA Zones: 8b - 12
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: seaside / salt and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Setcreasea purpurea ‘Variegata’, or Purple Heart Plant, is a tender perennial plant with trailing purple stems carrying violet purple flowers streaked in white to hot pink. This showstopping plant is often grown as an annual. Displays small, bright pink flowers with yellow stamens. Prefers an average, well-drained soil. Variegated Purple Heart Plant makes an excellent spiller plant in a mixed basket or container. Also works as a border or groundcover plant where hardy. Protect your PRINCE OF PARADISE™ from frost!

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Variegated purple heart is a rather fast growing mounding semi-cascading plant with beautiful, lance-shaped leaves, pink and purple striped, somewhat hairy. Great for a groundcover, hanging basket or container. It likes sun to part shade, growing 12-18" tall and spreading 16-24" wide. Hardy in zones 7-10. Likes well drained soil. Easy.

By: Accents for Home and Garden

The large, pointed, narrow oblong purplish leaves with bright pink splashes are born on the arching to upright stems. Bears small pink flowers in the summer. Leaves color best in bright sun light when root zone is slightly dry.