Tradescantia pallida

• Botanical Name : Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D. R. Hunt
• Common Name : Wandering Jew, Purple Heart, Purple Queen
• Plant Family : Commelinaceae
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 5, 6, 14, 23, 27, 28, 30
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation

About Tradescantia pallida Plant :

• Habit : An evergreen perennial herb.
• Leaves : Elongated, pointed leaves, glaucous green, fringed with red or purple.
• Flowers : Small, sterile three-petaled flowers, white, pink or purple in colour.
• Fruit : Not known.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : Post monsoon.
• Significance : Generally used as an ornamental plant.