Tradescantia Blushing Bride

Tradescantia Blushing Bride

9x9 cm / Pink
€6,00
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Tradescantia Blushing Bride
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  • A close-up of Tradescantia Blushing Bride highlights its broad, glossy variegated leaves, with the central leaf showing a distinct pale pink and white marking near the base against a plain gray background.
  • A Tradescantia Blushing Bride with broad green leaves and pink-white variegation is displayed from above, sitting on a round wooden surface.
  • Tradescantia Blushing Bride
  • Tradescantia Blushing Bride
  • Tradescantia Blushing Bride
  • Tradescantia Blushing Bride
  • A close-up of Tradescantia Blushing Bride highlights its broad, glossy variegated leaves, with the central leaf showing a distinct pale pink and white marking near the base against a plain gray background.
  • A Tradescantia Blushing Bride with broad green leaves and pink-white variegation is displayed from above, sitting on a round wooden surface.
Tradescantia Blushing Bride

Tradescantia Blushing Bride

€6,00
Organic
Sustainable
Locally grown

Tradescantia Blushing Bride is a unique and rare variety of Tradescantia - graced with magnificent semi- succulent leaves that change colors with the temperature and a sturdy disposition that allows for survival over short periods of drought and frost.

But this bride has a very particular secret.

Part of the Andersoniana family, she is a particularly cold-hardy Tradescantia. Her root system can whether a frost up to -10°C and return with vigorous growth in the spring.

But be careful now, Tradescantia will still require some protection in the winter - straw, wood chips, pine needles.

For most of the year, Tradescantia Blushing Bride stays green, featuring sturdy, upright stems and a more bushy habit, with large spaces between the leaves.

But once the temperatures begin to drop in the fall, or even on cooler summer nights, the virus that gives this plant its color becomes active, causing gorgeous blushes of pink and white to emerge from fall until spring.

The variegation on the older leaves will shift from pink to white, creating an even more interesting bouquet of colors.
Flowering June, July, August
Exposure Indirect Sun
Frost Tolerance -10°C
Size Indoors, Outdoors
Soil Cool, Dry
Origin North and South America
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€6,00
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🪴9x9 cm

🚂 Ships across EU
🌱 Grown in our nursery

Rapid growth + Easy Propagation
Frost Tolerant (-8°C)
Moderate drought tolerance
Pest resilience
Beautiful foliage
Container Size
Color
Gardening Tips

☁️ Prefers bright indirect light as direct sun can scorch young leaves or fade variegation.
If the temperatures get too high, Tradescantia Blushing Bride may shed all her leaves (in the nude!) - but fear not. If you cut the stems back, the whole plant will regenerate with brighter and healthier leaves.
✂️ Regular trimming maintains compact growth and encourages branching.
Divide the bunch every 2 years as the growth is very vigorous and dense
Easily propagated from cuttings year-round; rooting in water is highly effective > check out our step by step article on How to do Tradescantia cuttings. (this one is perfect for beginners)
Tradescantia Blushing Bride works beautifully in mixed containers, as groundcover in rockeries, or cascading from raised planters - mix with Heuchera Prince or Achillea Terracotta for cute indoor arrangements
🏠 Indoors - the foliage will remain the same throughout the winter season - and you may even get some winter blooming!
🌲 Outdoors - this variety is very frost hardy - watch her shift colors and remind you to bring in the other Tradescantias that you have on your porch!
The Botany

Floral Morphology

Tradescantia Blushing Bride flowers are small, actinomorphic, and trimerous, with three light pink petals.

Flowers are borne in clusters (cymes) at the tips of stems and are short-lived, often opening for a single day but produced in succession to provide extended bloom.

Leaves are alternate, simple, and often lanceolate, with a succulent or slightly fleshy texture in some species. Many cultivars have variegated or purple-tinged foliage, adding ornamental value even when the plant is not flowering.

Reproductive Biology

Tradescantia species are hermaphroditic, capable of self-pollination, though insects such as bees and hoverflies are the primary pollinators.

Fruits are capsular, splitting into three sections containing small seeds.

Some species also propagate readily via stem cuttings, which root easily in soil or water, making Tradescantia a favorite for vegetative propagation and indoor plant enthusiasts.

Ecology & Adaptations

Tradescantia pallida var purpurea thrives in temperate to subtropical environments, so in France we're limited to using them in:

  • Container and indoor gardening: This is a perfect variety for container/indoor gardening as it trails, making it ideal for hanging baskets.

Learn more about the Tradescantia family:

ENG:
Tradescantia Complete List

A Guide to Caring for Tradescantia


FR:
Entretien des Misères
The Myth

Tradescantia, commonly called spiderwort, is a genus in the Commelinaceae family, comprising around 75–90 species of perennial herbs.

Native to the Americas, especially Central and South America, these plants are prized for their vivid foliage and delicate, three-petaled flowers, making them favorites for borders, rockeries, and indoor displays.

The genus was named by John Tradescant the Elder, a 17th-century English botanist and gardener who introduced many North American plants to Europe.

In fact, Tradescantia was one of the first North American plants introduced to European gardens in the 17th century, and some cultivars are now so widespread they are considered naturalized in many temperate regions worldwide.

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