How to tend a Tradescantia spathacea
Also known as: Ephemerum bicolor Moench, Rhoeo discolor (L'Hér.) Hance, Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn, Tradescantia discolor L'Hér., Tradescantia discolor var. concolor Baker, Tradescantia discolor var. variegata Hook., Tradescantia versicolor Salisb., Rhoeo spathacea f. concolor (Baker) Stehlé, Rhoeo spathacea f. variegata (Hook.) Stehlé, Ephemerum discolor Moench, Rhoeo spathacea f. spathacea (Sw.) Stearn, Tradescantia discolor var. discolor L'Hér.
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Likes wet environments, avoid saturated water, reduce watering and fertilization in winter
Sunlight
Relatively resistant to shade, likes half shade environments
Soil
Peat mixed with coarse sand soil
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring
Pruning
Remove dead and yellowish leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Asia
- Category
- Commelinaceae, Tradescantia
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Foliage plants, sometimes flowers in May-June, light yellow flowers
- Flower colors
- Leaf color green, lower surface fuchsia
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