What are the other names for Tradescantia? It turns out it goes by these names too

Other names for Tradescantia

Tradescantia is also known as purple big dayflower, purple brocade grass, purple leaf grass, purple bamboo plum, and more.

Tradescantia's growing habits

Tradescantia likes environments with plenty of sunlight, but it can also tolerate partial shade. It is robust by nature and cold-hardy, and can overwinter outdoors in North China.

Tradescantia likes a humid climate and requires the relative air humidity of its growing environment to be 60-75%. It is not demanding about soil, with loose, moist, and well-drained soil being best, and it is relatively tolerant of poor soil. No pests or diseases have been observed.

Tradescantia's morphological characteristics

Tradescantia has much-branched stems that are somewhat fleshy and purplish-red, with the lower part creeping and often producing fibrous roots at the nodes, while the upper part is nearly upright. The leaves are alternate, lanceolate, and entire, with the base clasping the stem and forming a leaf sheath, and the underside is purplish-red. The flowers are densely borne on 2-forked flower stalks, with 3 petals that are blue-purple and broadly ovate. The capsule is elliptical with 3 raised ridge lines, and the seeds are triangular semicircular and light brown.