General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 12 inches to 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches to 18 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Variegated
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Variegated Oyster Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Tradescantia spathacea
  • Synonym: Rhoeo spathacea
  • Synonym: Rhoeo discolor
Also sold as:
  • Tricolor
  • Hawaiian Dwarf
  • Variegata
  • Versicolor

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Location: My Garden
Date: 2019-05-23
Location: San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-06
Location: Cano Negro, Costa Rica | December 2022
Date: 2022-12-19
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2008-07-29
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2020-01-09
Boat Lily, Oyster plant  Tradescantia spathacea 'Tricolor' (Rhoeo
Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: Lake City, FL
Location: Denpasar Bali Indonesia.
Date: 2021-02-28
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2007-06-01
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: June
Austin Garden Show,first place ribbon
Location: north texas
Uploaded by ShadyGreenThumb
Uploaded by ljones26
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carpathiangirl On September 1, 2018 Obtained plant
dnrevel On October 19, 2022 Winterized
This is a lovely trailing plant, a tender perennial like other Tradescantias, makes a lovely houseplant over the winter. It does well indoors in indirect bright light and outside in part shade. It prefers moist soil.
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