Re: Trandescantia??? identify if poss?

Maria, Wim,

Maria's description does not sound like T. fluminensis. which is a
moisture-loving, semiaquatic invasive weed, now naturalized in Florida and
California:

http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/traflu.html

In my experience, T. fluminensis has no purple at all in its makeup.  Any
chance you could find a place to post a photo of your plant?  It sounds
attractive, and there ARE some desirable species in this large genus.

on 12/8/03 7:39 AM, Wim van Putten at wimvanputten@mail.telepac.pt wrote:

> Sounds like Tradescantia fluminensis
> Wim
> Algarve zone 10

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <marianoo@wanadoo.es>
> To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 2:04 PM
> Subject: Trandescantia??? identify if poss?

>> The plant is single rosette on single stalk, mid green leaves with
>> narrow band of red/purple at leaf edge about 2 inches at its widest.
>> (It looks like a bromeliad!!)  It has a couple of runners/stems about 6"
>> long at present growing from main stem.
>> 
>> I got it recently at a garden fair, nobody knew what it is.  Is it a
>> broad leafed tradescantia or .......  Any ideas from my limited
>> description.
>> 
>> Thanks,  Maria
>> Zone 9, Spain.


John MacGregor
South Pasadena, CA 91030
USDA zone 9   Sunset zones 21/23
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