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Botanically it’s been known as Setcreasea pallida, but in recent years when botanists have gotten together over coffee, they have seemed to want to put it into the genius Tradescantia. (For ...
Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico. It is a perennial herbaceous species with a trailing habit . The cultivar T. pallida 'Purpurea', commonly called purple heart or purple queen , is widely grown as a houseplant , outdoor container plant, or a garden groundcover .
Unusual example with four petals and eight anthers. Tradescantia (/ ˌ t r æ d ə ˈ s k æ n t i ə / [4]) is a genus of 85 species [5] of herbaceous perennial wildflowers in the family Commelinaceae, native to the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina, including the West Indies.
New York allows the sale of this plant if it is labeled invasive. Sterile cultivars have also been developed. This species is ranked 81.25 (Very High) on the NYS Threat Assessment scale. [20] Fallopia japonica - Japanese knotweed. This species is ranked 97.94 (Very High) on the NYS Threat Assessment scale. [21] [22] Lonicera japonica - Japanese ...
By convention, the italicised term 'variegata' as the second part of the Latin binomial name, indicates a species found in the wild with variegation (Aloe variegata). The much more common, non-italicised, inclusion of 'Variegata' as the third element of a name indicates a variegated cultivar of an unvariegated parent (Aucuba japonica 'Variegata').
Echinacea angustifolia. Echinacea angustifolia, the narrow-leaved purple coneflower or blacksamson echinacea, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.It is native to North America, where it is widespread across much of the Great Plains of central Canada and the central United States, with additional populations in surrounding regions.
Iris variegata has often been confused for Iris pallida 'Argentea Variegata, which has variegated leaves. But Iris variegata has variegated flowers. [2] It has stout rhizome, [3] with roots that can go up to 10 cm deep in the ground. [4] It has leaves that are around 1–3 cm wide, [4] [5] dark green, ribbed leaves. [6]
Echinacea pallida is similar to E. angustifolia, but plants often grow taller, ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 ft (45 to 75 cm) tall, with some growing 3 ft (90 cm) or more tall. Plants normally grow with one unbranched stem in the wild, but often produce multi-stemmed clumps in gardens.