This is an up close look at the most recent addition to my succulent collection, Tradescantia navicularis. I purchased it at the 18th Eastern Cactus & Succulent Conference in PA this October. I am very limited on space under my grow light and on my windowsill so I’m only adding super cool looking plants. This one fit the bill!
Many porch babes. Including a few I just up-potted or moved outside, like the variegated tradescantia/purple heart and that big mother of thousands in the middle shelf.
The big pencil cactus seems to be happy. At some point I need to do a comparison pic of when I first got it versus now.
The purple hearts are so stoked to be outside, they’ve grown in almost bushy with how much sun they get.
And the sempervivums are just going crazy throwing pups these days. I actually just let a few of them drop into the pots when I upgraded them a few weeks ago.
The ones I’m most stoked on are those moonstone babies that are about to flower.
I’m posting on behalf of the Tradescantia ICRA (International Cultivar Registration Authority) - the registrar for organising and recording the names of every Tradescantia cultivar. If you’re not familiar with this collection of plants, it’s fabulous - a few outdoor varieties, and many* lovely indoor varieties with brightly coloured and striped and often metallic leaves, plus occasional delicate flowers, and they’re extremely easy to care for and propagate.
We have five cultivars that don’t have official names, so the ICRA wants to engage the houseplant community to suggest and choose names. For this purpose, we're running a survey - you’ll see photos and descriptions of each plant, and then be invited to vote on potential cultivar names or suggest your own.
We’d really love your input on this! We’re enjoying reading all the name suggestions as they come in. :) If you want to find out what happens, you can keep an eye on the website, follow on Twitter or join the Tradescantia ICRA Facebook group.
Thanks everyone! :)
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* Avery Rowe, the ICRA, is still in the process of untangling hundreds of years of publications to work it out, but he estimates that there are between 50 and 200 indoor Tradescantia cultivars.
12/7/16:Tradescantia variegata; beautiful variety of “creeping” plant and thus is a very common for decorative ground cover. It can produce roots at any of its nodes, and requires moderate light, soil and water (well-draining soil, allowing soil to dry out before watering, etc).
