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    Communities > Forums > Plant Identification
    Forum: Plant IdentificationReplies: 7, Views: 118
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    Dripline
    New Cassel, NY

    September 23, 2012 5:34 AM

    Post #9283715

    need ID it also has tiny pink flowers.

    This message was edited Sep 23, 2012 8:41 AM

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    greenthumb99

    greenthumb99
    Lucketts, VA (Zone 7a)

    September 23, 2012 6:06 AM

    Post #9283758

    Looks like Tradescantia pallida, Purple Heart or Purple Queen Wandering Jew. Tender perennial you'll need to bring inside soon.

    trackinsand

    trackinsand
    mid central, FL (Zone 9a)

    September 23, 2012 6:51 AM

    Post #9283795

    ditto
    Vestia
    San Francisco, CA

    September 23, 2012 8:03 AM

    Post #9283838

    Agreed. It is one of the best houseplants for cleaning the indoor air.
    tlm1
    Jacksonville, FL (Zone 9a)

    September 23, 2012 4:28 PM

    Post #9284255

    Ditto, Tradescantia pallida….Very hardy….Tried to kill it…Can not! Though i will say I don't use any herbacides, or any "cides" at all! This is a VERY hardy plant….Will continue to come back year after year…. Good thing , if you like it! :-)

    Edited to say…Never tried it indoors…The color is only prominent if grown in FULL sun…Maybe I should try it indoors…Might be able to keep it under control that way! :-))))

    This message was edited Sep 23, 2012 6:32 PM

    trackinsand

    trackinsand
    mid central, FL (Zone 9a)

    September 23, 2012 4:59 PM

    Post #9284283

    tim, i gave up trying to control it years ago...:-( at least it's pretty. i'm fairly certain that the only way to control it is to never plant it! LOL

    greenthumb99

    greenthumb99
    Lucketts, VA (Zone 7a)

    September 23, 2012 5:08 PM

    Post #9284293

    Up Mid-Atlantic way and north all one has to do is not bring it in in the fall. ;-)
    huckaby
    Madison, GA

    May 9, 2013 10:16 AM

    Post #9514529

    Indoors it is still invasive if it is too close to your other potted plants

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