General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 6 to 8 inches
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches or more.
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Variegated
Other: Green with vivid pink and white variegation.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Terrariums
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Inch Plant
  • Wandering Jew
Also sold as:
  • Tricolor
  • Quadricolor
  • Rainbow
  • Laekenensis
  • Tricolor Minima

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Location: Fairfax, VA | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-12
two or three times larger than callisia repens! Fingie for scale.

Courtesy Avant Gardens
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Douneika, Greece?
Date: 03/03/2012
photo [labeled as T. zebrina quadricolor] by Stefano via Flickr:
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: 2019-08-18
Tradescantia tri in low light (no pink)
Photo by syzone8aUK

Date: 2009-10-04
Location: Texas
Date: 2017-12-26
Same as the 'Tri-color'

Date: 5/30/21
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022

Date: 2020-04-06
Chic Planting: Tradescantia Tricolour

Date: 2018-04-18
Growing this from a cutting given by a friend
Comments:
  • Posted by Rica47 on Mar 17, 2018 10:53 AM concerning plant:
    The best way to care for this plant is to follow the care instructions for Callisia repens variegata. Callisia repens does not have the water needs that Tradescantia fluminensis does. And if you purchase a plant with this name, you do not have a T. fluminensis.
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Not T. fluminensis Rainbow by plantladylin Aug 21, 2022 1:02 PM 0
Cultivar ID by Averixus Mar 9, 2023 9:27 AM 1

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