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Location: Netherlands
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I saw this plant and it is very beautiful. Do you know which plant is it?    Grigoris
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Its Tradescantia.
also called inch-plant, wandering-jew, purple-heart, moses-in-the-cradle, boat-lily,oyster-plant or spiderwort.
This is a strong grower, propagate with stem cuttings in water and groom by pinching back this will encourage bushy growth.
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I've alway known this plant as purple heart, but as Setcreasea Purpurea. It takes a lot of bright sun in the winter to keep it full otherwise it turns green and gets very thin. But it usually rejuvenates very well in the spring when placed back outside. I live in Indiana,U.S. and I always place it in direct sun. It needs to be watered consistently to keep the lower leaves from dropping, just make sure you don't overwater. Some years, I take stem cuttings in January and place in small seed starting trays. Rooting hormone is not necessary, but I find that it helps. Just make sure you pinch off with a leaf node intact to be buried in the soil. I plant them directly in the ground in spring and they make a beautiful ground cover.
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Thank you both for your comments. Here in Netherlands, I'll take the scientific name for the plant so I can find it :)
The photoes are from the plant inside an office and I rarely see people in offices having plants and know even the basics about plants. There are countless times that they went for vacations and I couldn't go and leave from the office without watering them, to save them from neglect.
So, I thought that with this plant it was the same case, and it gave me the impression of a hardy plant. Well, maybe there are some people in the offices that do care well about their plants, because it was in good condition with only a few leaves dropped down.
edit: Sorry I don't know much about plants. Root hormone is the same thing as fertiliser?
Grigoris
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Root hormone is a white, powdery substance that helps stimulate root production in stem cuttings. You can usually find it at your local plant store. Take the end of the cutting that will be buried and moisten it. Dip the end into the powder and shake off the excess. I have used it for many years, been very successful with my cuttings. There are many people who are successful propagating new plants without the hormone. I personally like it, so it's up to you if you would like to try it.
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