Gardens at Mathews

Tradescantia ‘Tradescantia zebrina’

Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.

The photographs

A trailing tradescantia with purple and silver striped leaves spilling from a small black pot in a clear saucer, set on the lid of a blue plastic tote, sunlit grass and wire fencing behind.
Week of 1 JuneA trailing tradescantia with purple and silver striped leaves spilling from a small black pot in a clear saucer, set on the lid of a blue plastic tote, sunlit grass and wire fencing behind.
Eight red plastic cups in a black seed tray with tradescantia cuttings laid across them, purple and silver striped leaves trailing over the rims, white cables and a timber wall behind.
Week of 1 JuneEight red plastic cups in a black seed tray with tradescantia cuttings laid across them, purple and silver striped leaves trailing over the rims, white cables and a timber wall behind.
A trailing Tradescantia zebrina in a clear plastic pot, its striped silver-and-purple leaves spilling over a blue plastic tote on a gravel drive with grass beyond.
Week of 1 JuneA trailing Tradescantia zebrina in a clear plastic pot, its striped silver-and-purple leaves spilling over a blue plastic tote on a gravel drive with grass beyond.
A trailing tradescantia in a green nursery pot, its leaves striped purple and silver, set on a black tray on grass beside a pot of parsley.
Week of 13 JulyA trailing tradescantia in a green nursery pot, its leaves striped purple and silver, set on a black tray on grass beside a pot of parsley.

What happened

Crop
Tradescantia
Variety
Tradescantia zebrina
Sown
4 June 2026 (approximate)
Status
vegetative

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