Tradescantia Blushing Bride

Name: Tradescantia 'Blushing Bride' - Variegated Spiderwort
Brand: Tradescantia
SKU: pda219
Price: 6.0 EUR
Availability: InStock

€6,00

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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	-5°C to -10°C
Size	0.35m H x 0.4m W
Soil	Well-Draining

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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.