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Can someone ID this for me

18 years ago

Hi, Need some help,my sister gave this to me.Her neighbor gave it to her so she gave me a rooted cutting.Looks like some fourm of wandering Jew.She said her Neighbor leaves it out all winter and it comes back i live in zone 7b. and i have it in full sun seems to be ok woud like someone else advice.the picture isn't to clear but hopefully some one can idenify. Thanks in advance Tom

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CaseysMom
18 years ago
Setcreasia...

You are correct that it is related to the wandering jew... It is sometimes called "Purple heart".

I cannot speak to the hardiness in your zone, but it is very easy to care for. Perhaps if you look in the hortiplex forum, you can find the info...

HTH
serenoa
18 years ago
I grew this in Kentucky, Zone 6, as a kid. It came back for several years. I'm not sure it would take a hard Zone 6 winter but it is easy to root cuttings and keep starts indoors over winter.
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
18 years ago
Oh, yes....it will do just dandy in your area. Ummmm, some of us try to get rid of it, after awhile....so keep that in mind.
gilisi
18 years ago
i like to call it "spawn of satan"
if you plant it in zone 7, you'd better love it! cause it will never ever ever ever ever leave.

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