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Plant Name: |
SETCREASEA PURPUREA |
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Description:
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Trailing perennial producing ascending purple stems. Large, pointed, narrowly oblong leaves, V shaped in section, fleshy, hairless, rich violet-purple. In summer, bears bright pink flowers in paired, terminal cymes. Leaves color best in bright sunlight and when the root zone is slightly dry and cramped. |
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SYNOPSIS | ||||
Mature Size / Form | 30-50cm / Trailing | |||
Foliage Color | Deep purple / Pale-pink or purple | |||
Growth Rate | Slow | |||
Sunlight tolerance | Medium | |||
Wind tolerance | High | |||
Salinity tolerance | Medium | |||
Drought tolerance | Medium | |||
Family name | COMMELINACEAE |