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Tradescantia hirsuticaulis

A hairy-stemmed spiderwort of the southeastern US that grows in dry woods and among rocks. It flowers blue to purple in spring and dies back in winter. It is a hardy perennial best grown outdoors with a real winter.

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

Where it grows wild

Dry open woods, rocky slopes and outcrops, often between rocks in thin, poor soil under partial shade.

Low hills and Piedmont, about 60–500 m.

AlabamaArkansasGeorgiaNorth CarolinaOklahomaSouth CarolinaTennessee

🔒 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.