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Named Setcreasia purpurea when I first grew it, but now fortunately moved back into the welcoming arms of Tradescantia. Deep purple foliage. In
good conditions it clumps up rapidly and makes a good covering carpet. The small pink flowers are fleeting , but worthwhile. There are a lot of cultivar names sloshing around like goldfish in a pond, and all equally indistinguishable. Wisconsin Horticulture Division of Extension say: "Tradescantia pallida is a tender evergreen perennial native to northeast Mexico (from Tamaulipas to Yucatan) grown as an ornamental for its striking purple foliage. Originally named Setcreasea pallida by Joseph Nelson Rose in 1911, it was reclassified in the genus Tradescantia by D.R. Hunt of the Royal Botanic Garden Kew in 1975. The former name S. pallida or S. purpurea is still often used." |
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