Purple Heart Plant - Setcreasea - Indoors or Out - Easy - 4" Pot

Just got this little guy in the mail yesterday and though the dirt was dry, all over the place, and he had some unhappy looking leaves, over all he was in really good shape and exactly what I expected for such a good deal. Easily fixed with some water and pruning. These guys are fast growers, so for now I’ve decided to leave him in the little starter pot he came in till he develops some stronger roots and more stalks. The best part is that this one already came with one bloom and another about to open! I thought it would be a while before those came out. Over all it arrived very quickly and I’m very happy with what I know will be a beautiful mature plant in no time.

I've had this plant at least a month. It was well rooted when I received it. I immediately planted outside & it has grown several new stems since then & it looks great.

Happy healthy plant!! as a memory for my Marine with 3 purple hearts.

I ordered two plants from this seller, both in 4" pots. They arrived well packaged and quickly. The other plant (an asparagus fern) was full & vibrant, although a bit overgrown and had roots coming out of the bottom of the pot. The Purple Heart had two little stalks, one about 2 inches high and the other barely out of the soil. The dirt was dry on both plants so I gave them both a good drink. Over the next few days the asparagus fern has put off so many new shoots I have had to trim them back, and the Purple Heart flopped over and died with over-watering signs at the dirt line. Checking the soil it is still quite wet even after more than a week of not watering (I stuck it in a corner to see if anything grows up again). If you choose to buy this I recommend replanting into different soil immediately.

I expected a young plant in a 4 inch pot. It was more like 2 adult cuttings put in a 4 inch pot. Not saying that’s bad, just not what I expected. I repotted immediately. The stems were leggy with very adult leaves. Repotted, she remained on my kitchen counter so I could monitor every day. Within 2 weeks She had a blossom. The blossom is beautiful, but the overall look is not. Not sure how to bush out all the leggy parts. I’m a plant novice. I buy online infant plants because they are less expensive. You can learn a lot from growing babies. Out of about 30 tiny plants I ordered online, only one was so badly packaged that it was in trouble. I think I saved 1 little root that is fighting to grow back. Packaging is crucial to the person buying and plants life and their success. Well I had a blossom for 2 days and now it’s gone. Guess I will be learning about cuttings now. Thanks for the plant though. I love all of them, no matter how they come to me.

Okayyyy.... hmmm - Not sure what to think about this - I have ordered a ton of plants from JMBamboo and they have all been great- but this one is a FAR cry from the picture!!! - 3 kind of mangled stems- not at all thrilled :-/ !!!!What I do know is this plant grows quickly and it will probably do fine but I’m only doing three stars and not one because of that fact! Soon, hopefully, it will be beautiful and full and this arrival day will be a distant bad memory!** To the company: Seriously JMBamboo!!! Whoever packaged it has to know it looked like crud and you guys do an awesome job of packaging for shipping so that is not the issue- it had mangled leaves before it left you and shipping definitely didn’t effect the size! :-(Back to everyone else - like I said, I normally love the pants from JMBamboo, so I’m going to assume this is a one off issue - At least I hope so!!!!!!

Arrived well packed, healthy and ready for my windowsill. Thanks!

Anne is one of my favorite plants. Yes, what you get is a small start of a plant. I was expecting that and was not disappointed in the plant when it arrived. It was well packaged, minimal damage (one leaf was bent and looked kind of mangled but that was it) As you can see through the photos, she takes no time at all to flourish. She started out in my kitchen window (picture from 4/20/2020) but I quickly had to move her to a more open spot, as every time I would rotate her she would end up losing a limb due to the window supporting them. Instead of being able to gradually drape over, they would snap under their own weight. But not all was lost with those broken limbs. I have created 4 separate plants from our mishaps and broken limbs, which have thrived. (Only 2 of those 4 are pictured because one has been rehomed to my mother in law and the other to my daughter.) She is pretty much the focal point of my living room at this point, the kids sit on the couch near her location and joke about having to watch their back so she doesn't attack them. Naturally I have to shout out "Feed me, Seymour!", because how could you look at this beast and not make a Little Shop of Horrors reference.