Tradescantia blossfeldiana Red Hill

Name: Tradescantia blossfeldiana Red Hill - plant d'Avenir
SKU: pda220
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Darker foliage, fuzzy underleaves and a powerful sun and drought resistance.

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SKU: pda220 Category: Bees and Butterflies, Better Indoors, Evergreen, Frost Hardy, Ground Cover, The Stunners

Tradescantia blossfeldiana Red Hill is an evergreen perennial with a fuzzy, dark green leaves with purple undersides and a powerful sun and drought resistance.

This cultivar is appreciated for its resilience to sun and drought, making it a suitable choice for indoor containers, hanging baskets, and shaded garden spots.

The leaves are particularly interesting because they are fuzzy – coloured dark green on the top and a deep burgundy on the bottom.

The flowers are three-petalled, white in the center and a soft lilac on the edges. They can bloom continuously throughout the winter if they are kept indoors.

This variety has a rigid stem and therefore will grow into the form of a clump or a small bush.

👨‍🌾GARDENING TIPS👨‍🌾:

- ☁️ In lower light, the leaves of Tradescantia blossfeldiana Red Hill can become slightly pale
- 🌞 Intense light will bring out the vibrant purple hues of this plant.
- ✂️ Regular trimming maintains compact growth and encourages branching.
- The stems are quite fragile, and break off easily if brushed or kicked too hard > Plant in a pot or in a zone of the garden that is out of heavy traffic and this Tradescantia will reward you with bushes of purple leaves.
- Easily propagated from cuttings year-round; rooting in water is highly effective > check out our step by step article on How to do Tradescantia cuttings. (this one is perfect for beginners)
- Tradescantia blossfeldiana Red Hill works beautifully in mixed containers, as groundcover in rockeries, or cascading from raised planters – mix with Tradescantia fluminensis Yellow Hill or Artemisia absinthium for high color contrast
  - 🏠 Indoors – the foliage will remain the same throughout the winter season – and you may even get some winter blooming!
  - 🌲 Outdoors – this variety is NOT frost hardy > bring her inside!

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The Tales & The Botany: Tradescantia blossfeldiana Red Hill

Tradescantia blossfeldiana Red Hill is also known as Tradescantia cerinthoides.

Tradescantia, commonly called spiderwort, is a genus in the Commelinaceae family, comprising around 75–90 species of perennial herbs.

Native to the Americas, especially Central and South America, these plants are prized for their vivid foliage and delicate, three-petaled flowers, making them favorites for borders, rockeries, and indoor displays.

The genus was named by John Tradescant the Elder, a 17th-century English botanist and gardener who introduced many North American plants to Europe.

In fact, Tradescantia was one of the first North American plants introduced to European gardens in the 17th century, and some cultivars are now so widespread they are considered naturalized in many temperate regions worldwide.

🌸Floral Morphology: Tradescantia blossfeldiana Red Hill

Tradescantia blossfeldiana Red Hill flowers are small, actinomorphic, and trimerous, with three light pink petals.

Flowers are borne in clusters (cymes) at the tips of stems and are short-lived, often opening for a single day but produced in succession to provide extended bloom.

Leaves are alternate, simple, and often lanceolate, with a succulent or slightly fleshy texture in some species.

🍃Reproductive Biology

Tradescantia species are hermaphroditic, capable of self-pollination, though insects such as bees and hoverflies are the primary pollinators.

Fruits are capsular, splitting into three sections containing small seeds.

Some species also propagate readily via stem cuttings, which root easily in soil or water, making Tradescantia a favorite for vegetative propagation and indoor plant enthusiasts.