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Tradescantia monosperma

A Tradescantia from the seasonally dry hills of Puebla and Oaxaca in Mexico, centred on the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán region. It grows through a warm, wet summer and sits out a long dry winter, so give it a dry rest rather than treating it like a rainforest spiderwort.

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

Inferred from the localities: among shrubs and rocks in dry scrub and oak woodland, growing up with the summer rains.

Recorded from about 520 to 2,700 m, median about 1,100 m.

Central Mexico (Puebla)Southwest Mexico (Oaxaca)

🔒 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.