How long do wandering Jew plants live? When it comes to vigorous, colorful, and easy-to-grow hanging houseplants, there aren’t many that can compare to Tradescantia zebrina (known more commonly as wandering Jew—and I’ll touch on the history of that name below). Whether you’re a house...
If you are lucky enough to live in a zone where wandering jew can subsist outdoors in winter, you can grow it as a groundcover. Grown like this, it will reach from 6 to 12 inches high. It creeps along the ground, rooting via its leaf nodes, and a single plant can cover 2 feet o...