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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Commelinaceae
|familia=Commelinaceae
|genus=Tradescantia
|genus=Tradescantia
|species=spathacea
|species=spathacea
|common_name=Boat lily, Cradle lily, Moses-in-his-cradle
|common_name=Boat lily, Cradle lily, Moses-in-his-cradle
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=12
|max_zone=12
|image=Upload.png
|image=Tradescantia spathacea-Yucatan.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=200
}}
}}
'''''Tradescantia spathacea''''', or '''Moses-in-the-Cradle''', is a herb native to Mexico with fleshy rhizomes. It has rosettes of waxy lance-shaped leaves. Leaves are dark to metallic green above, with glossy purple underneath. These will reach up to 1 foot (30 cm) long by 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide. They are very attractive foliage plants that will reach 1 foot (30 cm) tall. They are hardy in USDA zones 9-12.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
