Tradescantia murilloae

A recently described Mexican spiderwort known from a single highland record at about 2,350 m in central Mexico. The site has summer rains, a dry, cool winter and spring, and cold nights, so it likely expects a seasonal rest.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Its habitat is barely documented. Highland Mexican Tradescantia usually grow on the ground in oak or pine-oak woodland and on rocky slopes, often dying back to fleshy roots in the dry season.

The single record is at about 2,350 m, far above the 1,570 m grid cell.

Mexico Northeast

🔒 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.