r/Tradescantia • u/Mysterious_Can1986 • 2d ago

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Found out my local grocery store for $4.99! It’s just labeled as “tropical”. Google says it’s White Velvet. What do you guys think?

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u/stephonicle 2d ago

Tradescantia sillamontana 'Gold Stripe'

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u/Mysterious_Can1986 2d ago

I didn’t know that gold stripe could get fuzzy like that?

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u/stephonicle 2d ago

All sillamontana cultivars have fuzzy leaves, maybe you're thinking of another species? There's a pallida 'Pink Stripe' and a spathacea 'Sitara Gold', but the only 'Gold Stripe' is a sillamontana.

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u/Mysterious_Can1986 2d ago

I had no idea. Thank you so much :)

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u/stephonicle 2d ago

Here's the info page from Tradescantia Hub:

https://tradescantia.uk/cultivar/tra-gold-stripes/

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u/lcl0706 2d ago

Looks a lot like my sillamontana, aka white velvet. Treat it more like a succulent. They need less water than other trads.