Here you will find a comprehensive collection of Green and Purple House Plants with their images.
Purple is a luxury hue that resembles worth and power in mind and green is a symbol of rebirth and immortality. People like green and purple plants due to they bring a sense of eternal power and wealth to their living space.
If you are searching to find these magic houseplants, here you can find a comprehensive list of them with their images and a brief overview of them. you can scroll through them and make your favorite list to add to your house. If you are ready lets to dive into the world of green and purple houseplants and enjoy the pictures.
Purple Green Plant Name
If you are searching for What is the name of the purple and green house plants, I provide with you a list of 19 houseplants that have purple and green leaves.
- Coleus (Solenostemon Scutellarioides)
- Never-Never Plant (Stromanthe Thalia ‘Triostar’)
- Oyster plant (Tradescantia spathacea)
- Purple Waffle (Hemigraphis Exotica or Strobilanthes alternata ‘Exotica’)
- Calathea Rattlesnake (Goeppertia insignis)
- Calathea Makoyana (Calathea veitchiana)
- Rose Painted Calathea (Calathea Roseopicta ‘Dottie’)
- Begonia Rex
- Begonia ‘Fireworks’
- Wax Begonia
- Begonia ‘Salsa’
- Begonia ‘Rumba’
- Begonia ‘Plum Gorgeous’
- Sand Rose (Anacampseros Rufescens)
- Persian Shield (Strobilanthes Dyerianus)
- Purple Passion (Gynura Aurantiaca)
- Pearl of Nurnberg (Echeveria ‘Perle Von Nürnberg)’
- Wandering Jew (Tradescantia zebrina)
- Tricolor Stromanthe (Stromanthe Sanguinea)
The images of green and purple house plants.
Here you can find an almost comprehensive collection of images of green and purple house plants with a brief overview of them.
Begonias
Scientific name: Begonia sp.
Begonias have variegated leaves with a huge range of colors These hardy perennials are a treat for the eyes with their large, gorgeous leaves of pink, red, silver, purple, and white in the following you can see a list of Begonias with green and purple leaves:
- Begonia Rex
- Begonia ‘Salsa’
- Begonia ‘Plum Gorgeous’
- Wax Begonia
- Begonia ‘Fireworks’
- Begonia ‘Rumba’
Sand Rose
Scientific name: Anacampseros Rufescens
Sand Rose is an eye-catching succulent with wonderful leaves that are green on top and purple in the bottom. If you put it in plenty of sunlight area, the leaves will turn red.
Persian Shield
Scientific name: Strobilanthes Dyerianus
The Persian Shield is a stunning plant that has lance-shaped leaves with a mix of green and bright to dark purple that is slightly toothed in edges
Purple Passion
Scientific name: Gynura Aurantiaca
Purple Passion is a fuzzy green and purple indoor plant whose green leaves are covered with tiny purple hairs. It is an easy-growing houseplant and is a good choice for new gardeners.
Pearl of Nurnberg
Scientific name: Echeveria ‘Perle Von Nürnberg’
It is a gorgeous succulent with blue-green leaves and purple edges. It also produces pink to red blooms on a long red stem that can grow up to 30 cm in height.
What house plant has purple leaves with green edges?
Coleus plants have more than 1500 species with variegated colors, sizes, and shapes that can match different indoor decorates and outdoor landscapes.
Among them, the species of Solenostemon Scutellarioides has purple leaves and green edges. In the following, you can see its image.
Coleus plants are very easy-caring indoor and outdoor plants that can thrive in various ranges of temperatures and soils. So, they are perfect for new gardeners.
What is a green houseplant with a purple underside?
In the collection above, you spotted some plants that have green leaves with purple shades. In the following, you can see the names and images of plants that have green leaves with purple underneath. I will also tell you a brief overview of them.
Rose Painted Calathea
Scientific name: Calathea Roseopicta ‘Dottie’
It is an eye-catching plant with green leaves with a pink ring that surrounds the center of each leaf. The leaves will turn to deep purple in maturity. The underside of leaf is maroon to purple too.
This plant is one of the hard-growing indoor plants that need an experienced gardener to grow.
Never-Never Plant
Scientific name: Stromanthe Thalia ‘Triostar’
Other common names: Ctenanthe Plant and Prayer Plant
Very gorgeous houseplant with a mix of pink, cream, magenta, and green colors on up of the leaves and a purple hue underneath. Never-Never Plant is an almost easy-growing houseplant too.
Tricolor Stromanthe
Scientific name: Stromanthe sanguinea Triostar
The tricolor Stromanthe has eye-catching green and white leaves that are purple on the underside. This gorgeous perennial tropical is an almost hard-growing houseplant that hates changing its place and it adapts to new conditions with difficulty.
Oyster Plant
Scientific name: Tradescantia spathacea
Other common names: Boat Lily or Moses-in-the-cradle
The oyster plant is a popular houseplant with lanced-shaped green leaves that are purple on the underside. You can grow it outdoors in areas with moderate winters.
The color of leaves is dependent on the amount of light the plant receives. In low light conditions, the purple hue turns into green but in a bright area, you can see leaves with stunning purple colors.
Purple Waffle
Scientific names: Hemigraphis Exotica or Strobilanthes alternata ‘Exotica’
Another common name: Red ivy
The purple waffle has small wrinkled, oval-shaped green leaves that are maroon to purple underneath. This plant needs a high level of humidity.
Calathea Makoyana
Scientific name: Calathea veitchiana
Another common name: Peacock Plant
If you ask me this plant is a masterpiece of mother of nature. Its leaves are light green and you imagine dark green leaves are painted on them. the color of the underneath leaves is purple too. this tropical plant is hard-growing and you must be an experienced gardener to grow it.
Wandering Jew
Scientific name: Tradescantia zebrina
Other common names: Zebrina Pendula or Inch plant
It is a stunning trailing indoor plant that has oval to heart-shaped green leaves with purple stripes that gives the leaves a silvery sheen. the underside of the leaves is purple to maroon.
The color of leaves is affected by the amount of light and in the shade conditions the leaves will turn green. Several factors have an impact on the color of the purple plant, to know more about it please read “Why is my purple plant turning green?”
You may spot small white to violet flowers among the leaves too. this plant is one of the easy-growing indoor plants.
What is the name of the house plant that is green and purple velvet-like leaves that bloom orange?
Calathea Rattlesnake
Scientific name: Goeppertia insignis (Calathea insignis, Goeppertia lancifolia, Maranta insignis)
This tropical plant has elongated wavy edge green leaves that are deep purple underneath. The leaves fold at night and open in the morning. During the late spring to early summer, it also produces orange to yellow blooms.
Conclusion
Here, you got familiar with a comprehensive collection of green and purple house plants including their images, common and scientific names, and a brief overview of them.
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Elahe Rabiei
Hi, I’m Elaheh. My Academic major is plant protection, and houseplants are my expertise. As a houseplant lover, my house is full of indoor plants and it is my passion to take care of them. Hence, I’m here to share my knowledge and experience about growing healthy houseplants. I am also a plant protection advisor, so feel free to ask me any questions you may have.