FREE: Purple Queen aka Wandering Jew Cuttings

The listing, Purple Queen aka Wandering Jew Cuttings has ended.

This auction is for TWO (2) STARTS, or CUTTINGS, from plants in my garden

GIN BIDDER GETS FIVE (5) STARTS (cuttings) !!!

PURPLE QUEEN -aka- Purple Heart, Wandering Jew / Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'

Synonyms » Setcreasea pallida, Setcreasea purpurea

Family: Commelinaceae (ko-mel-ih-NAY-see-ee)
Genus: Tradescantia (trad-es-KAN-tee-uh)
Species: pallida (PAL-lid-duh)
Cultivar: Purpurea

This is a great perennial groundcover that is quite drought tolerant after it is established. It grows to a height between 12 and 18 inches. Plants should be spaced 6 to 9 inches apart.

Hardy down to 10 °F / -12.2 °C, they thrive in full sun to part shade settings. Purple Queen is also suitable as a hanging houseplant. It is not too picky about soil fertility or type (even clay), desiring pH levels 5.6 to 7.8

Propogated by several methods » From leaf cuttings, herbaceous stem cuttings; by simple layering, air layering, tip layering, serpentine layering, stooling or mound layering. The very basic method is make something wet, make a hole in it and stick the cutting in it. Honestly. It is actually that easy.
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