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Tradescantia standleyi

A rarely recorded spiderwort from the western highlands of Guatemala, found between about 1,100 and 2,650 m. Its climate is cool and mild, with a pronounced dry season from December to April and heavy summer rain. Very little is published on the plant itself, so treat this as a cool-highland Tradescantia.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Known from a handful of collections in the Guatemalan highlands. Highland Tradescantia usually grow on forest edges, banks and rocky slopes in pine-oak and montane forest; this is inferred from the genus.

Recorded from 1,125 to 2,650 m, with a median of 2,200 m.

Guatemala

🔒 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.