Tradescantia spathacea: Difference between revisions

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Tradescantia spathacea subsp. var.

Boat lily, Cradle lily, Moses-in-his-cradle

Habit:		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	15 in	12 in 16 in
Height:	⇕	The wikipage input value is empty (e.g. <code>SomeProperty::, [[]]</code>) and therefore it cannot be used as a name or as part of a query condition. to 15 in
Width:	⇔	12 in to 16 in
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall, early winter, mid winter, late winter

Exposure:	☼	part-sun, shade
Water:	◍
Features:	✓	flowers
Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place
Minimum Temp:	☃	°F
USDA Zones:		10 to 12
Sunset Zones:
Flower features:	❀	white

Commelinaceae >

Tradescantia

spathacea

var.

,

Tradescantia spathacea, or Moses-in-the-Cradle, is a herb native to Mexico with fleshy rhizomes. It has rosettes of waxy lance-shaped leaves. Leaves are dark to metallic green above, with glossy purple underneath. These will reach up to 1 foot (30 cm) long by 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide. They are very attractive foliage plants that will reach 1 foot (30 cm) tall. They are hardy in USDA zones 9-12.

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+'''''Tradescantia spathacea''''', or '''Moses-in-the-Cradle''', is a herb native to Mexico with fleshy rhizomes. It has rosettes of waxy lance-shaped leaves. Leaves are dark to metallic green above, with glossy purple underneath. These will reach up to 1 foot (30 cm) long by 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide. They are very attractive foliage plants that will reach 1 foot (30 cm) tall. They are hardy in USDA zones 9-12.
 ==Cultivation==