Q: While visiting a friend I was admiring a groundcover bed she has. She called it “purpleheart,” and she said it’s a winter-hardy cousin to wandering Jew. How dependable is it? I’d like to plant some ...

The Purple Heart plant is deeper in color when grown in full sun. The Tradescantia genus has over 75 types of plants. They vary in color from purple, green, striped, solid and variegated. It has many ...

Q: I have nine pots of what I’m pretty sure is purple heart (wandering dude) on my apartment balcony. They came from a bed in my sister’s front yard. What’s the best approach for their cold weather ...

It’s been 15 years that we’ve been driving past this bed of purple heart plants on the way to our son’s house. This week I finally decided to turn around so I could step up and take you some photos.I ...