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Tradescantia ernestiana

The Ozark spiderwort, a hardy clump-forming perennial of rich, rocky woodland in the Ozark and Ouachita highlands. It flowers in spring under deciduous trees, often dies back in the heat of summer, and needs a cold winter dormancy, so it belongs in a shady garden bed rather than indoors.

Tradescantia ernestiana
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in rich deciduous woods, on rocky wooded slopes, bluff bases and stream terraces, in light to partial shade.

Recorded from about 130 to 850 m, median 336 m.

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🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.