Botanical names: Tradescantia spathacea, Rhoeo spathacea, Tradescantia discolor
Common names: Boat lily, Rheo, Oyster plant, Moses-In-The-Boat
Family: Commelinaceae
Origin: West Indies and Mexico
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Herb with succulent stems; leaves crowded, flat, stiff, pointed, dark green above, purple to green below; flowers at base of leaves, small, white, 3-parted, held between 2 purple bracts; fruit a capsule. Can be used to make a dense groundcover, as houseplant or in interiorscape. Watery sap can cause contact dermatitis, avoid getting sap on skin.
Similar plants: Tradescantia spathacea (Boat lily)
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- Tradescantia albiflora (Inch Plant)
- Tradescantia navicularis (Chain Plant )
- Tradescantia pallida (Purple heart)
- Tradescantia sillamontana (White Velvet)
- Tradescantia sp. (Tradescantia)
- Tradescantia virginiana (Virginia Spiderwort)
- Tradescantia zanonia (Mexican Flag)
- Tradescantia zebrina (Silver Inch Plant)
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