Tradescantia pallida – just because I notice nobody was formal.
I absolutely hate this plant & the fact that every “Grabs a cutting because it adds a nice purple to the garden” thereby spreading it further. A previous tenant grew it & I have been killing it for years. The sap also causes irritation to many & I have to use washing up gloves to pull it out. I have turned soil, I have covered it for months in black plastic, poison, flame, whatever else & it still returns.
It’s in the Spiderwort (Wandering Dew) family
utterly_baffledly
I’d not recommend putting purple heart directly in the ground anywhere warmer than Canberra. It’s a tenacious little succulent and can grow back from just an inch of stem or some root. In a little bed surrounded by concrete it shouldn’t get into too much trouble and in cooler climates it’s basically going to die off over winter.
skeezix_ofcourse
You can pluck it out, chuck it in a pot of sandy soil & donate it to your local nursery…. or chuck it in the bin if you’re not bothered.
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Purple heart
I’m just happy someone else hates it too.
It’s a Roeo.
Tradescantia pallida – just because I notice nobody was formal.
I absolutely hate this plant & the fact that every “Grabs a cutting because it adds a nice purple to the garden” thereby spreading it further.
A previous tenant grew it & I have been killing it for years.
The sap also causes irritation to many & I have to use washing up gloves to pull it out.
I have turned soil, I have covered it for months in black plastic, poison, flame, whatever else & it still returns.
It’s in the Spiderwort (Wandering Dew) family
I’d not recommend putting purple heart directly in the ground anywhere warmer than Canberra. It’s a tenacious little succulent and can grow back from just an inch of stem or some root. In a little bed surrounded by concrete it shouldn’t get into too much trouble and in cooler climates it’s basically going to die off over winter.
You can pluck it out, chuck it in a pot of sandy soil & donate it to your local nursery…. or chuck it in the bin if you’re not bothered.
Another good plant for native pollinators.