GROUND COVERS

Plant Name:

SETCREASEA PURPUREA

Description:

 

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.

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