Tradescantia reginae

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Tradescantia reginae in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Tradescantia reginae, Lind. & Rod. Stiff-growing upright plant: lvs. lanceolate-acuminate, sessile, set closely on opposite sides of the st. and spreading nearly horizontally, about 6 in. long, the center purplish crimson, with feathered border, the space toward the margins silvery, the very edge of the lf. darker, the under side purple. Peru. I.H. 39:147; 40:173 (3); 41, p. 14. G.C. III. 11:699; 13:477. Gn.W. 8:693. R.B. 19:113.— Intro. into Belgium from Peru in 1870. Named for the Queen of the Belgians. It was intro. as Dichorisandra Reginae, which see, p. 1003. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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