Nature is abundant with flowers blooming in every nook and corner. These beautiful blossoms are responsible for making this world a prettier and lovelier place. "Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul" said Luther Burbank. Many poets, artists and thinkers have been inspired by the beauty and nature of flowers.

The varied hues of these beautiful blooms have always enchanted mankind. However among this varied palette, a favorite is purple. There are many types of purple flowers and plants. Purple flowers are seen on trees, in bushes and shrubs, as wildflowers and in plants. The color purple is unique and mesmerizing when found in nature.

One of these amazing plants is the Purple Heart. This purple flowering plant is truly purple in nature; the entire plant is purple in color! The Purple Heart plant is native to Mexico and parts of South America. The Purple Heart with flower is also known as the 'Wandering Jew' and the scientific name for this plant is Setcreasea pallida; its synonyms are Tradescantia pallida, Setcreasea purpurea. The pretty Purple Heart with flower plant belongs to the family Commelinaceae.

The Purple Heart with flower is so named as it is of a striking, deep, rich shade of purple. The plant Purple Heart has long leaves which grow to a maximum of 7-8 inches. The stems of the Purple Heart are erect in the initial stages of its growth and later turn into a creeping herb. These plants look beautiful when they are suspended from a height in flower pots.

The purple color of the Purple Heart plant is most vivid when it's grown in full sun to light shade. If they are grown in less sun, the plant tends to lose its purple coloring. The flowers of the Purple Heart plant blossom in mid summer and early fall. These flowers are very small, almost one to half an inch. These Purple Heart flowers are pinkish in color and bloom at the tips of the prime stems. These three petals of the flower last only one morning and wither away.

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