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Tradescantia masonii

A little-known Tradescantia from the southern Cape region of Baja California Sur, recorded only a handful of times from the foothills of the Sierra de la Laguna. It lives with a long dry spring and a short late-summer monsoon, so expect it to grow mainly in the wet season and sulk or die back when dry.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Probably rocky slopes and the shade of shrubs in dry tropical deciduous forest or thornscrub, inferred from the location and the habits of arid-region Tradescantia.

Recorded at about 480–715 m, median 700 m, all from one area.

Mexico Northwest

🔒 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.