General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 6 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: 24 to 36 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Other: Green with large purple speckles and purple reverse
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Spotted Inch Plant
  • Mexican Speckled Wandering Jew
  • Spotted Wandering Jew
  • Mexican Wandering Jew
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Tinantia pringlei
  • Synonym: Tradescantia pringlei
  • Synonym: Commelinantia pringlei

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Location: Washington DC
Date: October 2022
Location: Botanical Garden University Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-10-26
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Meise Botanical Garden)
Date: 2024-01-24
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Meise Botanical Garden)
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-10-08
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2013-10-18
Location: Botanical Garden University Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-10-26
Location: Botanical Garden University Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-10-26
Location: Botanical Garden University Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-10-26
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-10-08
This begins to bloom in late spring and is still blooming in mid-
Location: Edrom nursery, Scotland
Date: 2014-05-02
Location: Mercer Botanical Garden  Houston, Tx
Date: 2014-05-19
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-10-24
It is still in bloom after a hard freeze last week.
Location: Botanical Garden University Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-10-26
Location: Botanical Garden University Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-10-26
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Location: Botanical Garden University Gent, Belgium
Date: 2015-10-23
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Comments:
  • Posted by sallyg (central Maryland - Zone 7b) on Nov 8, 2020 10:24 PM concerning plant:
    I've had this plant for at least 8 years in my garden, zone about 7 Mid Atlantic region, US. It dies down over winter, comes back/pops up here and there. Interesting leaf color and cute little lavender flowers. I have left it to figure itself out for some years now. Shade plant, like a small, cuter cousin of Asiatic dayflower, not as aggressive as dayflower either.

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