Tradescantia pendula (Schnizl.) D.R.Hunt

Frost tender trailing or creeping, node-rooting perennial with ovate, fleshy, bluish-green leaves, to 10cm long, with two longitudinal silvery stripes above, and rich purple beneath, and paired, terminal cymes of purple-blue flowers throughout the year.  [RHSE, Hortus].

Horticultural & Botanical History

Introduced to Britain in 1846.  [JD].

History at Camden Park

Listed only in the 1857 catalogue [T.969/1857].

Notes

Published Mar 12, 2009 - 05:01 PM | Last updated Mar 12, 2010 - 03:09 PM

Pictured is a creeper with ovate, fleshy, blue-green leaves striped with silver. Photograph Colin Mills.

Tradescantia pendula (Schnizl.) D.R.Hunt | Photographed in a Brisbane, Queensland garden | Colin Mills

More details about Tradescantia pendula (Schnizl.) D.R.Hunt
Family Commelinaceae
Category
Region of origin

Mexico
Synonyms
  • Zebrina pendula Schnizl.
  • Tradescantia zebrina Hort. ex Loud.
Common Name

Wandering Jew
Name in the Camden Park Record

Tradescantia zebrina
Confidence level high