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Tradescantia crassula

A clump-forming, thick-leaved white-flowered spiderwort from southern Brazil, Uruguay and northeastern Argentina, with stems up to about 90 cm. It handles cool, wet winters and bright light, and is easy in a bright window or outdoors in mild climates.

Tradescantia crassula
Photo: Curtis, William; Curtis, Samuel; Hooker, Joseph-Dalton; Hooker, William Jackson; Sims, John, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Forest edges, rocky slopes and grassland margins in subtropical southern South America. In Florida, where it is introduced, it grows under oaks.

Recorded from about 10 m to 1,600 m, with a median near 850 m.

Brazil SouthBrazil SoutheastUruguayArgentina Northeast

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.