Live Purple Heart Plant Starter - Vibrant Purple Foliage - Tradescantia pallida - Ideal Indoor Houseplant or Outdoor Groundcover

Add bold color to your plant collection with the Purple Heart Plant (Tradescantia pallida), known for its vibrant purple leaves and fast-growing habit. This striking member of the Commelinaceae family is excellent as an indoor houseplant, patio pot plant, or warm-climate groundcover.

Each live starter plant establishes quickly in bright light and well-drained soil. Purple Heart thrives indoors with strong light or outdoors in frost-free regions, offering dramatic foliage that enhances any plant display or landscape.

• Live Purple Heart (Tradescantia pallida) starter plant
• Deep purple foliage; vigorous trailing or spreading growth
• Ideal as an indoor houseplant or outdoor groundcover
• Easy-care plant thriving in bright light
• Great for hanging baskets, pots, borders, and landscaping
• Fast-growing and simple to propagate

Common Name: Purple Heart / Wandering Jewel
Scientific Name: Tradescantia pallida
Family: Commelinaceae
Plant Type: Perennial (houseplant in all zones)
USDA Zone: 9–12 outdoors; houseplant elsewhere
Color: Purple foliage
Soil Type: Well-drained potting mix
Sunlight: Bright indirect light to full sun
Watering: Moderate; allow soil to dry slightly between watering
Growth Habit: Trailing, spreading
Bloom Season: Summer (small pink flowers)