Just potted up some Tradescantia cuttings a neighbor gave...
Just potted up some Tradescantia cuttings a neighbor gave me 🌱💚🌱
What variety do I have here @stephongreg? Maybe Red Hill? (Totally just googling here 😂)
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What variety do I have here @stephongreg? Maybe Red Hill? (Totally just googling here 😂)
#HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #TheWateringHole
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Hey Debbie! What a nice neighbor you have 😄 This actually looks like a Maiden's Blush. In the summer when weather is warm, their leaves stay all green. But in colder weather they develop the most beautiful flush of white and pink in the center. It ends up looking like a completely different plant! 😃 It's really an interesting species, because unlike other plants whose coloring is tied to sunlight, this species' coloring is entirely dependent on temperature. Here's a pic from tradescantia.uk showing its cold-weather coloring 😍
Google probably gave an ID of Red Hill based solely on the coloring. In person, the two plants are very different. Red Hill is a member of the cerinthoides species, same as Nanouk. It has very thick, succulent-like leaves and stems, and leaf undersides are covered in a layer of soft fuzz.
Google probably gave an ID of Red Hill based solely on the coloring. In person, the two plants are very different. Red Hill is a member of the cerinthoides species, same as Nanouk. It has very thick, succulent-like leaves and stems, and leaf undersides are covered in a layer of soft fuzz.
@stephongreg hey! You changed your @ name!! 😮💨 not your pic tho so I know it’s you 😆 🤪!! I have to say Steph, you are the queen 🫅 of tradescantias!!! 👑 You know so much about them & have such interesting ones too👍👏🙌
@MariansOasis aww, thanks Marian! ☺️ Yes, changed my username because I use stephonicle on just about everything and wanted to be able to Google search for my old Greg posts and comments 🤓
@stephongreg good idea 👍
