Tradescantia, aka purple heart. Can spread outdoors in warmer climates. I had this in my beds in zone 8b and they came back each year.
BatchelderCrumble
Tradescantia
pichael289
Purple heart, I have to cut mine back every few weeks and sometimes the cuttings I throw on the ground keep growing. Super easy to cultivate
FloRidinLawn
It will never die and can take over
cinnamon_grrl_
secretia
InternationalDuck879
Purple Queen. A golden sheen on the purple leaves and cute hot pink tiny flowers pop out!
tiredoldman55
Where is the other half?
comedymongertx
I have no idea, but my whole life, there has been one in my front yard, lol
MissTreatMay
It’s a purple heart plant. 😊
smshinkle
Tradescantia. It’s one of those “guaranteed to grow, you can’t kill it plants” unless you overwater it, which will kill just about any plant. My mother-in-law didn’t like mine, which was in a hanging pot, so she broke off the pieces that hung down and tossed them in the flower bed. They didn’t skip a beat, they took root immediately. If you don’t want them in a particular spot or if they exceed their boundaries, just break them off and put them where you want them. It’s easy.
ConversationNo9992
I took a piece of one at the hospital my friend was in. It’s about 4ft around now. Great rememberance, my friend passed away so every day I look at it reminds me of Mike. I even gave a plant to his widow.
SandyD0926
I use this in ground cover in Florida
This_Relationship_55
Purple Queen, they don’t die. If a stem breaks off and ends up in the ground it’ll sprout a new plant. If it rains you now have a purple jungle. Lizards love them, our pittie constantly shoves his head in them to hunt for lizards ’cause he knows they hide there lol
SHOMERFUCKINGSHOBBAS
If you ever want any more let me know and I’ll send you some, it’s literally all over New Orleans so I can cram a ton of it into a tiny box and have it at your front door in a couple of days
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Purple heart
Tradescantia, aka purple heart. Can spread outdoors in warmer climates. I had this in my beds in zone 8b and they came back each year.
Tradescantia
Purple heart, I have to cut mine back every few weeks and sometimes the cuttings I throw on the ground keep growing. Super easy to cultivate
It will never die and can take over
secretia
Purple Queen. A golden sheen on the purple leaves and cute hot pink tiny flowers pop out!
Where is the other half?
I have no idea, but my whole life, there has been one in my front yard, lol
It’s a purple heart plant. 😊
Tradescantia. It’s one of those “guaranteed to grow, you can’t kill it plants” unless you overwater it, which will kill just about any plant. My mother-in-law didn’t like mine, which was in a hanging pot, so she broke off the pieces that hung down and tossed them in the flower bed. They didn’t skip a beat, they took root immediately. If you don’t want them in a particular spot or if they exceed their boundaries, just break them off and put them where you want them. It’s easy.
I took a piece of one at the hospital my friend was in. It’s about 4ft around now. Great rememberance, my friend passed away so every day I look at it reminds me of Mike. I even gave a plant to his widow.
I use this in ground cover in Florida
Purple Queen, they don’t die. If a stem breaks off and ends up in the ground it’ll sprout a new plant. If it rains you now have a purple jungle. Lizards love them, our pittie constantly shoves his head in them to hunt for lizards ’cause he knows they hide there lol
If you ever want any more let me know and I’ll send you some, it’s literally all over New Orleans so I can cram a ton of it into a tiny box and have it at your front door in a couple of days