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Tradescantia zebrina (Wandering Jew)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 505556

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Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Commelinales Family: Commelinaceae Genus: Tradescantia Species: Tradescantia zebrina

Common Names add Wandering Jew edit | delete inchplant edit | delete Plant Types edit Drought Tolerant Ground Cover Houseplant Ornamental Perennial Succulent Tropical   Zones / Hardiness edit 7a (to 5 F / -15 C) 7b (to 10 F / -12 C) 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) 11 (Above 40 F / Above 4 C)   Height (Maximum) edit 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm)   Spread (Maximum) edit 2 to 5 feet (60 cm to 1 1/2 m)   Flowering Start edit June   Flowering End edit October   Leaf Colour edit Red Purple Variegated   Leaf Shape edit   Have you a suggestion for a plant property that we are missing? Please let us know. Suitable For edit Border/Bed Container/Patio Hanging Basket Alpine/Rock Garden Greenhouse Indoor Low Maintenance Garden Shade Garden Woodland Garden   Sun Exposure edit Full Sun Partial Shade Full Shade   Soil Types edit Well-drained Tolerant of Most Types   Soil pH edit   Bloom Colour edit Pink Lilac   Wildlife Value edit   Propagation Techniques edit Division Stem Cutting   Skill Level edit Beginner   Additional Short Notes add For longer notes please use the Opinions area below Ask a Question about this Plant on our Forums

Members who grow this plant also grow...   Hypoestes phyllostachya (Polka Dot Plant)   Tradescantia spathacea (Oyster Plant, Boatlily)   Begonia cucullata (Wax Begonia)   Tradescantia fluminensis (Small-leaf Spiderwort) Contributors For This Plant toni (36069)   purpleinopp (8118) Christer Johansson (230) Member8170 (486) Gardens Containing This Plant IBinsanity's Garden Member8170's Garden FlowerFreak22's Garden   jlmadsen's Garden   purpleinopp's Garden zuzu's petals's Garden   chris1948's Garden   Kira's Garden Link To This Plant Copy and paste one of the codes below to your favourite forum or website in order to link to this plant: Forum link Direct link HTML code

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Other names for this plant:
Zebrina pendula
Tradescantia pendula



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