| Description | An easy to grow indoor plant with deep purple colored leaves. |
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| Pronunciation | (set-KREE-see-ah)(PAL-ih-duh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Hardiness Zone | 11 |
| Sunlight | Although this plant will tolerate lower light conditions, it needs bright to strong light to bring out the purple color in its foliage. |
| Moisture | slightly dry between waterings |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house |
| Flowers | The orchid pink flowers are found in a boat shaped leaf called a bract. |
| Leaves | The purple foliage is fleshy. Lance shaped leaves are covered with a fine pale hair. The water will form beads on this hair (pubescence) and glisten in the sun light. This is a neat feature but water on the leaves (especially if the water is hard) will spot the leaves. |
| Maintenance | This plant needs to be cut back when either the foliage starts to get tattered or the plant becomes scraggly. It will tend to stretch after flowering. When fertilizing with liquid fertilizer avoid getting the fertilizer on the leaves. The fertilizer will spot the leaves. |
| Propagation | Easily started from cuttings or division. |
| Native Site | Native to Mexico |
| Misc Facts | syn. Setcreasea purpurea 'Purple Heart', Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea', T. pallida |
| Author's Notes | This is an outstanding indoor plant that is easy to grow but takes a little work to keep it in shape. The proper amount of light is the key to the beauty of this plant. Commonly used in outdoor pots mixed with annuals. |
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