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Give it full or nearly full sun, and keep its soil moist but not wet through the growing season. I use a high-nitrogen, lawn-type fertilizer every 6 or 7 weeks to keep my plantings growing vigorously.
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.
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.
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]
Bauhinia variegata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to an area from China through Southeast Asia to the Indian subcontinent . [ 2 ] Common names include orchid tree (though not belonging to the family Orchidaceae ) and mountain ebony .
Observations of differing flowering time based on changes in temperature have been noted. Compared with other Iris species, the Iris pallida flowers lasted the longest, however, they took much longer to develop, especially in colder climates. [4] The variegated cultivar 'Variegata' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Vinca major is a trailing vine, spreading along the ground and rooting along the stems to form dense masses of groundcover individually 2–5 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) across and up to 25 centimetres (10 in) high, perhaps even 50–70 cm (20–28 in).