Magenta Leaf Plant Lá Cẩm, Peristrophe Roxburghiana Live Herb, Vietnamese Purple Rice Coloring Plant, Edible Leaves, Tropical Garden Plant, 1 Foot Tall

Bring beautiful natural color to your kitchen and garden with Magenta Leaf Plant (Lá Cẩm), botanically identified as Peristrophe roxburghiana.

Popular in Southeast Asian cooking, Lá Cẩm is traditionally used to create a beautiful magenta-colored liquid for coloring sticky rice, desserts, and other foods. The leaves and branches are boiled to extract their natural color. The resulting broth can be used immediately or frozen for later use.

This fast-growing plant produces plenty of leaves and grows well in semi-shaded locations. It also produces attractive magenta-colored flowers several times a year.

Plant Details

• Common name: Magenta Leaf Plant, Lá Cẩm

• Botanical name: Peristrophe roxburghiana

• Plant type: Live tropical herb

• Quantity: 1 plant

• Plant height: Approximately 1 foot

• Root condition: Good root system

• Growth habit: Fast-growing and branching

• Light: Semi-shade

• Flowers: Magenta-colored blooms

Traditional Culinary Uses

Lá Cẩm is especially popular in Southeast Asian cooking for its natural coloring properties.

• Boil the leaves and branches to create a beautiful magenta-colored broth.

• Use the colored liquid to prepare traditional sticky rice.

• Add natural color to desserts and other dishes.

• Freeze leftover coloring broth for future use.

Growing & Harvesting Tips

• Light: Grow in a semi-shaded location.

• Harvesting: Harvest leaves regularly to encourage branching and fresh growth.

• Growth: Fast-growing when provided with suitable conditions.

• Decorative use: Can be grown in hanging baskets indoors or outdoors where conditions are appropriate.

Shipping & Plant Care Notes

You will receive one live Magenta Leaf Plant, approximately 1 foot tall, with an established root system.

Please confirm the shipping pot size before publishing: Your heading states a 6-inch pot, while the product details specify one plant in a 3-inch pot. The pot size has therefore been left out of the title.

Unpack your plant promptly after delivery and allow it time to adjust to its new environment. Natural variations in foliage, branching, and plant shape are normal. Shipping may cause temporary stress or leaf changes.

Please use only correctly identified plants for food preparation and wash harvested leaves thoroughly before use.