1/23/2024 0 Comments Indoor zebra plant care![]() ![]() The foliage ranges in color from green to purple depending on light exposure. The watery, mucilaginous sap can cause skin inflammation in susceptible individuals. The stems will branch or root at the nodes and ascend at the flowering tips. In low light conditions, stems lose lower leaves and the leaves lose much of their coloring. Color intensity is greatest in full sun in our area but in more southern locations too much sun will cause the colors to wash out. ![]() If you look closely you can see the fine hairs along the leaf margins and may note that the surfaces seem to sparkle in bright light. The upper leaf surface is green to purple with two wide, silvery-white stripes, while the lower leaf surface is a uniform deep magenta. It has succulent stems with ovate to lanceolate leaves clasping the stem. This creeping plant makes a good groundcover 6-12” high. Tradescantia zebrina makes a good temporary groundcover (it is not hardy in the Midwest), here mixed with toad lily ( Tricyrtis). This tender perennial native to southern Mexico and Guatemala can be grown outdoors in mild climates (zones 9-11) where it does not freeze or as an annual where winters are cold. This is the plant for the wanna-be-green-thumb! It is very tough and will thrive in almost any conditions indoors. fluminensis) lacks the attractive striped purplish-green leaves of the zebra plant. The similar looking, but more robust, all green T. pendula Zebrina pendula) is a popular houseplant in the spiderwort family (Commelinaceae) grown for its variegated foliage. Commonly called zebra plant, inch plant, silver inch plant or more recently, wandering dude, Tradescantia zebrina (= T. ![]()
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