All good info so far. I would also add that it wouldnt hurt to prune out some of those really thin branches and shoots. On young plants like that, I like to remove the really thin branches/shoots and leave only the the thicker ones. It makes watering easier, opens up the plant for air circulation and sun, lessons the chance of getting water on the leafs if watering during the day. If you do prune them be sure to sterilize your clippers with a bleach rag between every cut. The plants will respond very well to a good hair cut! For potting mix I use 70% pine bark mulch(not nuggets), 20% peat moss, 10% perilite and about 3 table spoons of sulfer(Im using 15 gallon pots). That with some good organic fert has worked very well so far for me. Last but not least, lots of rain water! You will run into problems using municiple tap water sooner rather than later. If you must use tap water you can either acidify it (I use sulfuric acid when I have to use tap water) or use Epsom Salts to counteract high ph tap water. Ive never used Epsom Salt but have read that it will work. Good luck.

Tradescantia pallida. ' Purpurea'. http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c137

Good attitude! Counting sunglasses, I have 3 pairs that I'm constantly changing through the day, but none help much with pics on this laptop.

Sorry for the bad pic I pulled it from google because I saw the plant on the freeway. I know another area this plant is growing and I will try to get a better pic. Thank you