Red & Silver Tradescantia Live Plant | Tradescantia zebrina | Trailing Purple Houseplant Starter Plant

Add vibrant color and cascading beauty to your home or garden with Red & Silver Tradescantia, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its striking silver-striped foliage, rich purple undersides, and fast-growing trailing habit. Tradescantia zebrina, commonly known as Red & Silver Tradescantia, is an easy-care tropical perennial that makes an excellent choice for hanging baskets, containers, indoor plant collections, and shaded garden beds. With proper care, it may produce small blooms under suitable growing conditions.

Tradescantia zebrina thrives in bright indirect light to partial shade and prefers well-draining soil with regular watering. Its colorful foliage features shimmering silver bands across deep green to burgundy leaves with vivid purple undersides, creating year-round ornamental interest. The cascading stems quickly fill hanging baskets and spill beautifully over container edges, making this plant a favorite for both beginners and experienced plant enthusiasts.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Red & Silver Tradescantia starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Red & Silver Tradescantia Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Stunning silver-striped foliage with rich purple undersides
• Fast-growing trailing habit
• Excellent for hanging baskets and containers
• May produce small pink to lavender flowers under suitable growing conditions
• Vibrant year-round foliage color
• Easy-care tropical houseplant
• Excellent for indoor or outdoor seasonal displays
• Easily propagated from stem cuttings
• Great for shelves, patios, and shaded gardens
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Tradescantia zebrina
• Common Name: Red & Silver Tradescantia, Inch Plant, Wandering Dude
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Bright indirect light to partial shade
• Growing Media: Well-draining potting mix
• Water: Water when the top inch of soil begins to dry; avoid soggy soil
• Humidity: Moderate to high humidity
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 9–11 (grow indoors or overwinter in cooler climates)
• Mature Size: Stems may reach 12–24 inches or longer, with a spread of 12–24 inches, depending on growing conditions

🌼 Perfect For

• Houseplant Collections
• Hanging Baskets
• Patio Containers
• Indoor Gardens
• Tropical Gardens
• Office Plants
• Shaded Porches
• Gifts for Plant Lovers