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Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico. The cultivar T. pallida 'Purpurea' is commonly called purple secretia, purple-heart, [2] or purple queen. [3] Edward Palmer collected the type specimen near Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas in 1907.
Lythrum salicaria or purple loosestrife [2] is a flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae. It should not be confused with other plants sharing the name loosestrife that are members of the family Primulaceae. Other names include spiked loosestrife and purple Lythrum.
Saxifraga oppositifolia is a popular plant in alpine gardens, though difficult to grow in warm climates. Purple Mountain Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) by William Catto (1916) The edible flower petals are eaten, particularly in parts of Nunavut without abundant berries.
Echinacea purpurea is an herbaceous perennial up to 120 cm (47 in) tall by 25 cm (10 in) wide at maturity. Depending on the climate, it blooms throughout summer into autumn. Its cone-shaped flowering heads are usually, but not always, purple in the wild.
Euphorbias range from tiny annual plants to large and long-lived trees. [3] with perhaps the tallest being Euphorbia ampliphylla at 30 m (98 ft) or more. [4] [5] The genus has roughly 2,000 members, [6] [7] making it one of the largest genera of flowering plants. [8] [9] It also has one of the largest ranges of chromosome counts, along with Rumex and Senecio. [8] Euphorbia antiquorum is the ...
The purple heart plant is a cheery, easy-to-grow plant that adds a splash of vibrant color, both indoors or in your garden. Here's how to care for it.
Tradescantia zebrina has attractive zebra -patterned leaves, the upper surface showing purple new growth and green older growth parallel to the central axis, as well as two broad silver-colored stripes on the outer edges, with the lower leaf surface presenting a deep uniform magenta. The leaves are bluish green and usually have two longitudinal stripes that are silvery on the surface and ...
This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names, in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.
The purple flag is a densely-tufted perennial herb growing to a height of up to 60 cm (24 in). It has linear, sword-shaped, grass-like green leaves 120–600 mm (4.7–23.6 in) long and 1–6 mm (0.039–0.236 in) wide. The flowering scape is 3–55 cm (1.2–21.7 in) long with the sheath enclosing the flowers egg-shaped to lance-shaped, dark ...
Phacelia tanacetifolia is a species of flowering plant in the borage family Boraginaceae, known by the common names lacy phacelia, tansy-leaf phacelia, blue tansy, purple tansy or fiddleneck (UK).