Seto Creasea - Seto Creasea

Japanese: セトクレアセア - せとくれあせあ

A perennial plant of the Commelinaceae family (APG classification: Commelinaceae), found in Mexico and Texas. Also called purple goat. The stems grow by creeping along the ground. The cultivar Pallida, Purple Heart (formerly Pool Purpurea), is cultivated in Japan, and has thick stems with slightly fleshy oblong leaves, beautiful violet leaves with a whitish powdery hue. It produces pink flowers in early autumn. It should be planted in a 4-5 inch pot, but a hanging pot will do. It needs 3°C to overwinter, and in warm areas it can overwinter outdoors. Plant in well-drained soil and keep in a place that is always exposed to strong sunlight. It is propagated by stem cuttings, which are inserted between May and August.

[Ichiro Sakanashi June 18, 2019]

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Setocreathea pallida
Purple Heart is a horticultural variety of the Pallida species. It has thick stems with fleshy leaves and pink flowers in early autumn. ©Seishohmaru ">

Setocreathea pallida

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ツユクサ科（APG分類：ツユクサ科）の多年草で、メキシコやテキサスに分布する。ムラサキゴテンともいう。茎は地面をはうように伸びる。日本で栽培されるのはパリダ種の園芸種パープルハート（旧名プールプレア）で、太い茎にやや肉厚な長楕円(ちょうだえん)形の葉がつき、白粉を帯びたすみれ色の葉が美しい。初秋のころ桃色の花をつける。4～5号鉢に植えるが吊(つ)り鉢でもよい。越冬には3℃を要し、暖地では戸外でも越冬する。排水のよい土に植え、つねに強い日の当たる場所に置く。繁殖は茎挿しにより、5～8月に挿す。

［坂梨一郎　2019年6月18日］

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