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These bleeding hearts vine are attractive & very popular plant among other vine plant. They grows very beautifully but you need to wrap its veins around a wooden trellis for its support. This plant is known as an evergreen subtropical plant because of its green leaves and how it made its structure.

Bleeding heart plants are perennials. Their roots will survive cold winter temperatures, but their foliage and flowers might not. This isn't usually too much of a problem, as the plants bloom in the spring and early summer, fading and dying back naturally in high summertime.Aug 19, 2020

Light: Bright light is needed to maintain the dark purple color. Some direct sun is fine, but keep your plant shaded from strong summer sun. Long spaces between leaves indicate Tradescantia pallida needs more sunlight. Water: Water thoroughly, then allow the top 1 in (2.5 cm) to dry out between waterings.

Grow purple heart in full sun for best color development; plants growing in shade tend more to green than purple. Pinch the plants to promote more compact growth. Plants are drought tolerant and thrive on neglect, but also tolerate frequent watering.

Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers. Provide enriched, well-drained soils. Best foliage color in full sun; protect from harsh afternoon sun exposures in hotter summer regions. Water regularly in first growing season to establish root system.

• Water young purple hearts regularly, keeping the soil evenly moist until the plants are established and display new growth. Thereafter, water the plants only during periods of dry weather. Water generously to saturate the root zone as shallow watering creates shallow, weak roots. Don't water again until the soil is dry.

• Care for bleeding heart includes keeping the soil consistently moist by regular watering. The bleeding heart plant likes to be planted in organic soil in a shady or part shade area. Work compost into the area before planting the bleeding heart plant in fall or spring.

• Plant purple heart in any soil, whether sand, clay or loam. Acidic to slightly alkaline soils must remain moist and drain well for best growth and to reduce chances of stem rot. Sandy soils need much organic matter to sustain healthy-looking leaves, as it dries out quickly.

• As the bleeding heart plant begins to yellow and wither away, foliage may be cut back to the ground as a part of care for bleeding heart. Do not remove the foliage before it turns yellow or brown; this is the time when your bleeding heart plant is storing food reserves for next year’s growing bleeding hearts.

Water young purple hearts regularly, keeping the soil evenly moist until the plants are established and display new growth. Thereafter, water the plants only during periods of dry weather. Water generously to saturate the root zone as shallow watering creates shallow, weak roots. Don't water again until the soil is dry.

Care for bleeding heart includes keeping the soil consistently moist by regular watering. The bleeding heart plant likes to be planted in organic soil in a shady or part shade area. Work compost into the area before planting the bleeding heart plant in fall or spring.

Plant purple heart in any soil, whether sand, clay or loam. Acidic to slightly alkaline soils must remain moist and drain well for best growth and to reduce chances of stem rot. Sandy soils need much organic matter to sustain healthy-looking leaves, as it dries out quickly.

As the bleeding heart plant begins to yellow and wither away, foliage may be cut back to the ground as a part of care for bleeding heart. Do not remove the foliage before it turns yellow or brown; this is the time when your bleeding heart plant is storing food reserves for next year’s growing bleeding hearts.