Tradescantia spathacea

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	15 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Width:	⇔	12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 16 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall, early winter, mid winter, late winter

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	part-sun, shade
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		10 to 12
Flower features:	❀	white

Scientific Names

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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

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