Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea', also sold as Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart', is a trailing plant with fleshy purple stems and …
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Epithet: pallida
Meaning: Pale, pallid
Derivation: Feminine form of the Latin adjective "pallidus."
Pronunciation: PAL-lid-duh
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.
Tradescantia pallida (Purple Heart) is a trailing plant with thick but fragile, succulent stems and glaucous green, spirally arranged …