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Tradescantia gracillima

A slender Tradescantia ranging from southern Mexico through Central America to Peru and Venezuela, mostly at 1100 to 1500 m. Growers should give it mild temperatures, dappled light and a drier winter, mirroring the seasonal mid-elevation forests it comes from.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Records are concentrated in mid-elevation forest and forest edges in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua, regions with a distinct dry season. Small Tradescantia of these habitats grow as creeping or scrambling herbs on shaded banks and among rocks.

Recorded from 75 to 2500 m, median about 1450 m.

ColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestNicaraguaPanamáPeruVenezuela

🔒 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.