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stevenb1325 · #1 08-01-2009, 09:49 PM

I bought these for a guy a while back and i dont really recall what the name of these are. any help??

Oxmow · #2 08-01-2009, 10:40 PM

is it purple heart?

stevenb1325 · #3 08-01-2009, 10:44 PM

Tradescantia pallida

found it. thanks

White Gardens · #4 08-01-2009, 11:24 PM

The Purple Heart is a great annual.

You can take clippings off of them and multiply them. I have a mother plant I keep indoors in the winter. I've had it for 5 years and every year I root about 50 new plants every year.

cutterschoice24 · #5 08-01-2009, 11:41 PM

here in fl i call that wondering jew

Stillwater · #6 08-02-2009, 12:27 AM

I want some of those...

White Gardens · #7 08-02-2009, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by cutterschoice24

here in fl i call that wondering jew

A wondering jew has an oval leaf and is purple with silver on the leaf.

Some wondering jews in FL I've heard are becoming a nuisance. There is also a green variety of wondering jews too.

White Gardens · #8 08-02-2009, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Stillwater

I want some of those...

If you can't find one around your area, I might be able to send you a start if you want.

Stillwater · #9 08-02-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by White Gardens

If you can't find one around your area, I might be able to send you a start if you want.

thanks white gardens I might take you up on that !

White Gardens · #10 08-02-2009, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Stillwater

thanks white gardens I might take you up on that !

Just let me know, sometimes you can find it easily at a nursery and sometimes you can't.

Supposedly it was popular back in the day then it seemed like I couldn't find it at all for about 4 years or so.

This year I found a handful of places that started carrying it again.