Purple bamboo plum is purple duckweed. Purple duckweed (also known as purple bamboo plum, purple leaf grass, purple mallow grass, etc.), for the duckweed family perennial herb, plant height 20-30 cm, leaves lanceolate, slightly curled, purple-red, was finely tomentose. Stem purple-brown, initially erect, elongated and semi-trailing, was creeping ground cover. Blooms in spring and summer, with peach-colored flowers, variegated, with white stripes on the leaves. Flowers are small, white and open in summer and fall. Flowers are larger in conditions of full sunlight.

As a perennial lanceolate herb, the purple bamboo plum, its stems are much branched, fleshy, purplish-red, the lower part creeping, the nodes often bear fibrous roots, the upper part of the near-erect. The leaves of the Purple Bamboo Plum are alternate, lanceolate, and about 6-13 centimeters long and 6-10 centimeters wide. The purple bamboo plum is presented. The capsule is ellipsoid and han brown in color. It prefers to grow in warm, moist environments, is cold intolerant, prefers semi-shade, and is not capable of exposure to the sun. Fertile, moist soil is suitable for the growth of purple bamboo plum.

The Bamboos are often sought after by flower photographers, its special feature is that the leaves are purple, while its flowers are originally blue, and if the air is heavily polluted, the flowers will change to pink. The purple bamboo plum is not only commonly used to arrange flower beds, but also a good indoor potted plants.