Tradescantia Blushing Bride

Name: Tradescantia Blushing Bride - plant d'Avenir
SKU: pda219
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Gorgeous blushes of pink and white that appear in the coldest nights.

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SKU: pda219 Category: Bees and Butterflies, Balcony-Friendly, Better Indoors, Evergreen, Frost Hardy, Ground Cover, Make it Pop, The Stunners

Tradescantia Blushing Bride [Tradescantia andersoniana Blushing Bride] is prized for its striking variegated foliage and delicate summer flowers, making it popular for indoor containers, hanging baskets, and mixed garden plantings.

Among their other qualities are their semi- succulent leaves, their drought resistance and their use as bioindicators in many environments.

But this bride has a very particular secret.

Part of the Andersoniana family, she is a particularly cold-hardy Tradescantia. Her root system can whether a frost up to -10°C and return with vigorous growth in the spring.

But be careful now, Tradescantia will still require some protection in the winter – straw, wood chips, pine needles.

For most of the year, Tradescantia Blushing Bride stays green, featuring sturdy, upright stems and a more bushy habit, with large spaces between the leaves.

But once the temperatures begin to drop in the fall, or even on cooler summer nights, the virus that gives this plant its color becomes active, causing gorgeous blushes of pink and white to emerge from fall until spring.

The variegation on the older leaves will shift from pink to white, creating an even more interesting bouquet of colors.

👨‍🌾GARDENING TIPS👨‍🌾:

- ☁️ Prefers bright indirect light as direct sun can scorch young leaves or fade variegation.
- If the temperatures get too high, Tradescantia Blushing Bride may shed all her leaves (in the nude!) – but fear not. If you cut the stems back, the whole plant will regenerate with brighter and healthier leaves.
- ✂️ Regular trimming maintains compact growth and encourages branching.
- Divide the bunch every 2 years as the growth is very vigorous and dense
- 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 Blushing Bride works beautifully in mixed containers, as groundcover in rockeries, or cascading from raised planters – mix with Heuchera Prince or Achillea Terracotta for cute indoor arrangements
  - 🏠 Indoors – the foliage will remain the same throughout the winter season – and you may even get some winter blooming!
  - 🌲 Outdoors – this variety is very frost hardy – watch her shift colors and remind you to bring in the other Tradescantias that you have on your porch!

Learn more about the Tradescantia family:

- ENG:
  - Tradescantia Complete List
  - A Guide to Caring for Tradescantia
- FR:
  - Entretien des Misères

The Tales & The Botany: Tradescantia Blushing Bride

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 Blushing Bride

Tradescantia Blushing Bride 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. Many cultivars have variegated or purple-tinged foliage, adding ornamental value even when the plant is not flowering.

🍃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.

🌍Ecology & Adaptations

Tradescantia pallida var purpurea thrives in temperate to subtropical environments, so in France we’re limited to using them in:

- Container and indoor gardening: This is a perfect variety for container/indoor gardening as it trails, making it ideal for hanging baskets.

Key adaptations include:

- Rapid vegetative growth.
- Easy propagation
- Moderate drought tolerance
- Pest resilience
- Foliage interest

Other Names

Baby Bunny Bellies

Origin:

North and South America

Similaire

Weight	0,5 kg
Container Size	9×9 cm, 1L
Flowering	June, July, August
Soil	Well-Draining
Exposure	Indirect Sun
Frost Tolerance	-5°C to -10°C
Size	0.35m H x 0.4m W