Family: Commelinaceae (Spiderworts)
Keep it someplace you can look at it up close—each leaf is a shade of rich, dark green on top and a contrasting shade of violet-purple underneath. I’m a Costa Farms exclusive! Beautiful companion for Maranta, Calathea, and Geogenanthus. Can grow 18 inches tall and wide over time. ...
Light:Bright light is needed to maintain the dark purple color. Some direct sun is fine, but keep your plant shaded from strong summer sun. Long spaces between leaves indicateTradescantia pallidaneeds more sunlight. Water:Water thoroughly, then allow the top 1 in (2.5 cm) to dry out between...
Its long, fleshy stems are denselycovered with lance-shaped leaves that are about 2 in (5 cm) long. Each green and purple leaf is marked with 2 broad silvery bands, and is dark purplish underneath. Small, 3-petaled flowers may appear in spring, but they'renot showy compared to the co...
Antimicrobial Activity of Tradescantia zebrina Hort. (Purple Wandering Jew) Leaf ExtractFejay A. Sanchez
Tradescantia zebrina ‘Quadricolor’:Yep, as the name suggests, this one adds an extra color to the mix. The leaves are cream, pink-purple, light green, and dark green. Tradescantia zebrina ‘Burgundy’:Characterized by its very dark purple coloration. ...
(E) Total leaf thick-ness. (F) Number of chloroplasts. (G) Granum height. (H) Thylakoid layer-granum. Dark blue to light red indicates increased associations. (n = 200); Figure S5: Observed vs predicted data estimated by partial least squares regression (PLSR) with hyperspectral ChlF data...