Tradescantia Pallida or Purpurina: [Sowing, Care, Irrigation and Substrate]

Purpurina, Amor de hombre, or Tradescantia pallida, is another perennial plant that is perfectly well suited indoors.

Family of the Commelinaceae , it reaches about 40 cm in height and its stems are of hanging growth , with an indescribable resistance that allows it to live inside or outside the house.

Supports bright sun as well as good shade.

The most impressive are the characteristics of its leaves: purple in colorand reddish edge or edge, they give a unique distinction to this slightly hanging plant that also in hanging pot will propagate quite well.

Its ideal state is the covering of floors, given its creeping nature.

In the summer, small pink inflorescences appear that make a great visual contrast with the purple leaves characteristic of this plant.

Glitter Characteristics

If you are a beginner in the world of gardening, this plant will raise your self-esteem with its high performance.

It produces, for example, an upholstery effect that will make you feel very satisfied, even when kept in a large pot, because it obviously needs to expand.

It is also a great purifier of environments. Yes. That is why they also cultivate it in offices, with a view to improving labor productivity, because workers’ breathing is cleaner and, therefore, ideas will flow much better.

If you have it in your room, it will also give you benefits. It is also capable of eliminating unpleasant odors.

Temperature: Where do we sow the Glitter?

In drought it will suffer notably, so it is necessary to protect it from extreme climates, because the severe winter does not favor it either.

Light: What light needs do you have?

Natural lighting must always be present throughout its life , but without the sun falling directly on its leaves.

It does not tolerate extremely hot or very cold climates.

She relaxes in the shade quite well, so there will be no problem keeping her in a shady spot in your home.

It’s more. If you don’t get good natural light daily, your leaves will fade to dryness. That is why it is necessary to cultivate it in half or full shade, in case we do not have a good sun indoors.

She will adapt and her leaves will return to their usual tone.

But something important should be clear: the purple tones of its leaves can vary according to the different seasons of the year, having more or less violet intensity.

Substrate and Compost: How do we prepare the soil?

He hates living in heavy soils with high water retention. And it is very good for it to receive a good organic fertilizer in spring , when the energy consumption of the plant will be greater due to the arrival of the flowering season.

Fertilize the plant every 15 days in its growth phase and every three weeks in its dormant or resting state.

In the same way, take advantage of the spring to carry out transplants , because the temperature has risen and new roots have surely appeared that will give new plants.

By cuttings you can also get it. There are those who add hormones to promote rooting.

Organic fertilizer in early spring is ideal at this time of plant multiplication.

How do we water the Tradescantia Pallida?

It is enough to water it twice a week in summer and one watering every 10 days in winter.

It does not really need long regular days of watering. Step it up when you grow a young plant that needs to grow and get stronger.

The Tradescantia also has another big advantage: You can make decorative combinations for your balcony mixing it with other flowering plants such as l to Surfina pink and Mandevilla rose .

The natural contrasts that you will achieve in a large planter that you can keep on your balcony in the spring are simply fabulous .