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Tradescantia crassifolia

A thick-leaved spiderwort that is widespread on the central Mexican plateau, mostly at 2,000-2,600 m. It grows through the summer rains and faces a long, dry and cool winter, so it likes bright light, cool nights and a drier rest.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grassland, pine-oak woodland edges and disturbed ground in the highlands of central and northern Mexico; habitat inferred from the recorded sites and the genus.

Recorded at 5-3,296 m, median 2,111 m (463 records); the climate sites lie at 2,018-2,591 m.

Mexico (Central, Northeast, Northwest, Gulf, Southwest, Southeast)GuatemalaHondurasTexas

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.