| Description | An easy to grow fuzzy, pettable plant for the bright lit areas of the house. |
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| Pronunciation | (tray-dess-CAN-tee-ah) |
| Plant Type | Indoor Foliage, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | (6)7 |
| Sunlight | Prefers bright light, but will tolerate lower light conditions. In the bright light the leaves will be a bright gray-white color and covered with a mat of fluffy white wool. In the dimmer light the color will turn to gray-green. Will take some strong direct light. |
| Moisture | Although not a suggested watering procedure this plant can go totally dry and still survive. Prefers evenly moist to approach dryness. |
| Soil & Site | well drained |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house |
| Flowers | Small orchid colored flowers are found on the tips of the branches. |
| Leaves | At first the plant will grow upright but the stems will become heavy and cascade over the side of the pot. Leaves are covered with a woolly hair, especially the new leaves at the terminal tip of the branch. The brighter the light the thicker the wool. |
| Dimensions | small plant |
| Maintenance | Sooner or later this plant will need to be cut back. It will get scraggly and the trailing stems become void of leaves. It can be cut back to about 1-2 inches of the base. The plant will quickly respond pushing up new shoots. The new shoots look like woolly covered spears pushing out of the growing media. |
| Propagation | easily from tip cuttings |
| Native Site | North east Mexico |
| Misc Facts | syn Tradescantia pexata |
| Author's Notes | It can't be overstressed that this plant needs bright light. The more light the better the color , thicker the wool and a compact plant. |
| Notes & Reference | #02-Exotic Plant Manual (Alfred Byrd Graf) |
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