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Tradescantia spathacea
Oyster plant, Moses-in-the-cradle
| Family |
| Commelinaceae |
| Genus |
| Tradescantia |
| Species |
| spathacea |
| Category |
| Annuals, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Rhoeo spathacea |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9-12 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Herb with succulent stems. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves crowded, flat, stiff, pointed, dark green above, purple to green below. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers at base of leaves, small, white, 3-parted, held between 2 purple bracts. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit is a capsule. |
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