How to tend a Tradescantia virginiana

Also known as: Ephemerum congestum Moench, Knowlesia spicata (Knowles & Westc.) Hassk., Leiandra divaricata (Raf.) Raf., Tradescantia albida Herb.Kunth ex C.B.Clarke, Tradescantia axillaris Raf., Tradescantia barbata Raf., Tradescantia brevicaulis Raf., Tradescantia caricifolia Hook., Tradescantia ciliata Hort.Berol. ex Kunth, Tradescantia congesta Penny ex W.H.Baxter, Tradescantia crinigera Nees, Tradescantia cristata Walter, Tradescantia divaricata Raf., Tradescantia elata G.Lodd., Tradescantia flexuosa Raf., Tradescantia glabra C.B.Clarke, Tradescantia levigata Raf., Tradescantia lyonii Steud., Tradescantia pilosissima Fraser ex Schult.f., Tradescantia pumila Raf., Tradescantia rupestris Raf., Tradescantia speciosa Salisb., Tradescantia spicata Knowles & Westc., Tradescantia splendens K.Koch & C.D.Bouché, Tradescantia trachyloma C.B.Clarke, Tradescantia villosissima Fras. ex C.B.Clarke, Tradescantia virginica L., Tradescantia axillaris var. flexuosa (Raf.) Raf., Tradescantia virginica f. albiflora Britton, Tradescantia virginica var. drummondii C.B.Clarke, Tradescantia virginica var. flexuosa (Raf.) S.Watson, Tradescantia virginica var. glabra Nutt., Tradescantia virginica var. villosa S.Watson, Tradescantia virginiana f. albiflora Britton, Tradescantia virginiana var. flexuosa (Raf.) S.Watson, Tradescantia virginiana f. virginiana

Watering

Keep soil moist

Sunlight

Likes bright scattered light

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Foliar top-dressing weekly

Pruning

Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Tropical Americas
Category
Commelinaceae, Tradescantia
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 15-20 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period June-October
Flower colors
purple, blue purple, purple red
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