Can anyone please tell me the name of this plant?

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  1. yoon09

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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Tradescantia or close relative.
     
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    You have this growing in your back yard?

    Where are you? Aus in Namibia?

    It is not a cold hardy species.

    Its Tradescantia cerinthoides, previously known as T. blossfeldiana.
     
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    thankyou thankyou!!!

    wow... your so good... yes! i m in australia now ^^
     
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    yoon you must be in or near Queensland to have that growing in your backyard. Can grow like a weed in subtropical and tropical, keep an eye on it ; )

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    Well I'm in NSW.
    So its a weed?
    Because its only growing and theres only 2 of them next to it...
    I find it kind of special in a way, by which it only have 3 at the backyard...
    Then, I thought its not that wild spreading so its not quite a weed?
     
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    No its not a weed. Its an ornamental but it does have weedy tendencies.

    Do a Google search to find more info on the plant.
     
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    Yoon if you are in NSW you should be right, but up here it grows like crazy, therefore it IS a weed here but probably not there.
    Good luck

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