Tradescantia

Tradescantia
Family: Commelinaceae.
Genus of about 65 species of creeping, trailing, or tuft-forming, fibrous- tuberous-rooted, evergreen perennials from woodland, scrub, or disturbed ground in North, Central, and South America.

Tradescantia andersoniana
Spiderwort
Vigorous perennials grown for their white, pink or blue flowers, each Spiderwort stalk holds many buds which each open only for one day. Flowers bloom all summer.

Tradescantia x 'Red Grape'
Red Grape Spiderwort
Triangular red violet flowers with fuzzy magenta stamens tipped with golden yellow pollen. It is a bright addition to the part shade garden for summer and blooms all season long.

Tradescantia pallida - Purple Heart Plant
Botanical Name: Tradescantia pallida ...

Tradescantia - How to Grow Wandering Jew Plants
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Tradescantias are very easily grown plants and will only get into a poor condition if they are given no attention at all, Some species are quite hardy and can be grown outside, but the most popular plants are for indoor growth.

Tradescantia bracteata (Prairie Spiderwort)
50 (90)cm, Prairie Spiderwort from prairies and open oak woodlands in C North America has a perennial rootstock and makes fast growing annual shoots in spring.

Tradescantia spathacea
( Vittata Tradescantia )
Vittata has leaves with lonitudinal yellow stripes.

Tradescantia occidentalis (Spiderwort)
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family)
Semi-desert, foothills. Forest and grassland openings. Summer, fall.
Upper Calf Creek Trail, Escalante/Grand Staircase National Monument, Utah, October 23, 2007.

Tradescantia albiflora Kunth
Common Names
creeping Christian, green wandering Jew, inch plant, inch-plant, small leaf spiderwort, small-leaf spiderwort, spider wort, spider-wort, spiderwort, trad, wanderer, wandering creeper, wandering Jew, ...

#734 Tradescantia pallida
Common Names: purple heart, purple queen, purple-heart tradescantia
Family: Commelinaceae (spiderwort Family)
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Tradescantia virginiana
Spiderwort flowers open in the morning, then wilt and turn to mush in the afternoon.

Common Name: Spiderwort
Latin Name: Tradescantia ohiensis
Habitat: Forest edges, meadows, roadsides
Blooms: Summer ...

Index- plants in this Family
Commelinaceae / Spiderwort Ohio Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
Ohio Spiderwort is also known as Bluejacket which is the official vernacular.. ...

Tradescantia virginiana (Commelinaceae) -- These large (2/3 ft tall) plants are more often seen in gardens. The word "wort" in the name refers to the old english word for "plant".

Tradescantia spathacea (syn. Rhoeo spathacea)
Non-Native to Florida
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Tradescantia sp.
Tradescantia albiflora, Tradescantia fluminensis
Family: Commelinaceae
Inch plant, White-Flowered Wandering Jew ...

Tradescantia spathacea
(syn. Rhoeo discolor, R. spathacea)
Green strap-like leaves, with a burgundy-red reverse, radiate from a central stem on a low growing, clump forming perennial.

Tradescantia occidentalis. Spiderwort. Chatfield State Park, Colorado.
There are more
Spiderwort Family pictures
at the Texas A&M Biometrics Experimental Database.

Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Blushing Bride'
Trailing perennial w/pink & white variegated lvs. Cut back to maintain color. Good in containers. Bright shade. Evergreen to 26F Hardy to 17F or less. [Tradescantia 'Maiden's Blush']
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Tradescantia zebrina
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Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Red Cloud' : Red Cloud Virginia Spiderwort - Flowers
Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Zwanenberg Blue' : Spiderwort - Flowers
Tricyrtis formosana amethystina : Amethyst Toadlily - Flowers ...

Tradescantia virginiana
Tradescantia congesta, Tradescantia speciosa, Ephemerum congestum
Commelinaceae ...

Purple Heart
Tradescantia pallida
12 to 18"
18 to 24"
Sun or light shade; prefers moist, well-drained soil.

Wandering Jew, Tradescantia zebrina
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boat-lily; oyster plant Tradescantia spathacea
border privet; blunt-leaved privet Ligustrum obtusifolium
Boreal mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium biebersteinii
Boston ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata
bougainvillea; paper flower Bougainvillea glabra ...

Purple Heart [English]: Tradescantia pallida
Purple Heart [English]: Setcreasea pallida
Purple Heart [English]: Tradescantia pallida 'Purewell Giant'
Purple Heart [English]: Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart' ...

Spiderwort (Tradescantia species)
Spike speedwell, bird's-eye veronica (Veronica prostata, Veronica spicata, Veronica filiformis)
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
Spiny star, pincushion cactus (Coryphantha vivipara)
Spirea (Spiraea species) ...

papyracantha Thunbergia alata Tillandsia caput-medusae Tillandsia cyanea Tillandsia ionantha Tillandsia usneoides Tococa guianensis Torenia hybrid "Amethyst" Trachelospermum jasminoides Tradescantia sillamontana Tradescantia x andersoniana ...

In spiderwort (Tradescantia virginica) the hairs are beautifully coloured, moniliform or necklace-like, and afford good objects for studying rotation of the protoplasm.

(2011) suggested that the apparently cymose part inflorescences of Tradescantia were in fact racemose, but c.f. e.g. Panigo et al. (2011).

Setcreasea pallida ‘Purple Heart’ is a native to Mexico that is related to Wandering Jew, it is also known by the name Tradescantia pallida ‘Purpurea’.

Virginian Spiderwort (Tradescantia) - Perennials some of them quite hardy, of which T. virginica with its varieties is the best. It is 12 to 30 inches high, and has showy purple flowers in summer.

common name for several creeping plants of the genus Tradescantia (including Zebrina) in the family. T. pendula is most commonly cultivated in window boxes and hanging pots.

Tradescant, J. (1656). Musaeum tradescantianum: or, a Collection of Rarities Preserved at South-Lambeth neer [sic.] London. Brooke, London.

Atlas fescue (Festuca mairei) rises above burgundy-copper foliage of Tradescantia 'Baby Bunny Bellies'.
NextGardening with ornamental grasses: Autumn allure
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Bedding plants grown for their foliage
Ipomoea 'Sweet Caroline'
Ipomoea Sweet Heart 'Purple'
Tradescantia 'Purple Sabre' ...

acetosella 'Coppertone' syn. 'Red Shield'), iresine (Iresine herbstii), ornamental sweet potato (purple, golden and variegated cultivars of Ipomoea batatas), Swedish ivy (Plectranthus spp.), Pseuderanthemum spp. and purple heart (Tradescantia pallida ...

(Euphorbia robbiae), wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), dead nettle (Lamium maculatum), (both the native and asian mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum and emodi), lungworts (Pulmonaria sp.), foam flower (Tiarella cordifolia), spiderworts (Tradescantia ...

Prayer Plant (Leuconeura)
Primroses (Primula)
Purple Passion Plant (Gynura)
Snake Plant (Sansevieria)
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum)
Swedish Ivy (Plectrantus)
Umbrella Plant (Schefflera)
Wandering Jew (Tradescantia) ...

Lunaria (Moneyplant) Lysichiton (Skunk cabbage) Mertensia (Virginia Bluebells) Monarda (Beebalm) Polemonium (Jacob's Ladder) Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal) Primula (Primrose) Sanguinaria (Bloodroot) Sedum Thalictrum (False Solomon's Seal) Tradescantia ...

Tradescantia virginiana [Spiderwort] Common Name List
(plant images and info)
Tulipa spp. [Tulip] Common Name List
(plant image and info)
Verbena bonariensis [Verbena; Brazilian Verbena] Common Name List
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Yerba del pollo - Tradescantia erecta
Yerba dulce - Lippia dulcisv. mexicana
Yerba palomilla - Dicentra formosa
Yerba puntera - Aeonium tabulaeforme
Yerba santa - Eriodictyon californicum
Yezgo - Sambucus ebulus
Ylang-Ylang - Cananga odorata ...

See also: Green, Pink, Orange, Lily, Maple