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Tradescantia 'Red Hill' (Boat Lily, Oyster Plant, Moses-in-the-boat)

Type: Cultivar | Edit History      Plant ID - 9002544


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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Tradescantia
Cultivar: Red Hill
 
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Plant Types edit
  • Evergreen
  • Ground Cover
  • Houseplant
  • Perennial
  • Succulent
  • Trailing
  • Tropical
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 8a (to 15 F / -9 C)
  • 8b (to 20 F / -7 C)
  • 9a (to 25 F / -4 C)
  • 9b (to 30 F / -1 C)
  • 10a (to 35 F / 2 C)
  • 10b (to 40 F / 4 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm)
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Flowering Start edit
  • Flowers Continuously
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Leaf Colour edit
  • Red
  • Green - Medium
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Suitable For edit
  • Border/Bed
  • Container/Patio
  • Hanging Basket
  • Alpine/Rock Garden
  • Greenhouse
  • Indoor
  • Shade Garden
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  • Full Sun
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Shade
Soil Types edit
  • Well-drained
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Bloom Colour edit
  • Pink
  • White
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Propagation Techniques edit
  • Division
  • Stem Cutting
Skill Level edit
  • Beginner
Additional Short Notes add
  • Sold by Exotic Angel, not a real cultivar. Both Tradescantia cerinthoides and Cyanotis somaliensis have been purchased with this label attached. edit | delete
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  purpleinopp (8118)
toni (36069)

Plant suggested by: purpleinopp (8118)


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  purpleinopp (8118) wrote on Nov 18 2013
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I think this may be a sport (with a purple stripe in the middle of each leaf) of T. cerinthoides AKA blossfeldiana.

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