Re: Patsy's Plant
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Patsy's Plant
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 23:28:02 EDT
In a message dated 8/29/98 10:08:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
mikecook@pipeline.com writes:
<< Hi, with your photo, you identified it as Secretia purpurea. The different
name Tony gave for it I didn't catch - I don't know if you posted that
information to the list. Where can it be purchased? >>
I think you may be looking for setcreasa pallida 'Purple Heart'. This a
wandering Jew that becomes a beautiful deep purple-red in the sun. It is
hardy in the south but a pot plant for us. Once in a while it turns up in the
greenhouse at Home Depot or places that carry indoor plants year round. A
quick look here didn't turn it up in a catalog. I had it for years, Sheila,
losing it by failing to get a few cuttings before the freeze one year.
Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY
z4
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