Tradescantia spathacea

Tradescantia spathacea subsp. var.	Boat lily, Cradle lily, Moses-in-his-cradle
	Habit: herbaceous Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to 15in 12in16in Height: ⇕ warning.png"" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. to 15 in Width: ⇔ 12 in to 16 in Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall, early winter, mid winter, late winter	Exposure: ☼ part-sun, shade Water: ◍ Features: ✓ flowers Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ °Fwarning.png"°F" is not a number. USDA Zones: 10 to 12 Sunset Zones: Flower features: ❀ white
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Tradescantia spathacea, or Moses-in-the-Cradle, is a herb native to Mexico with fleshy rhizomes. It has rosettes of waxy lance-shaped leaves. Leaves are dark to metallic green above, with glossy purple underneath. These will reach up to 1 foot (30 cm) long by 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide. They are very attractive foliage plants that will reach 1 foot (30 cm) tall. They are hardy in USDA zones 9-12.

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