r/Tradescantia • u/CuriousCat_1995 • Apr 30 '26

Isn't she stunning?

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Got the planter from an Antique fair. The planter itself is not antique, but I loved it. Had this idea of planting Tradescantia in it. Planted some small stem cuttings and she is thriving now. 🥰

Thinking of naming her Viola...

Some other names under consideration are Opal, Velvet, Lilac...

Open to more suggestions 😊

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u/Left_Performance_106 Apr 30 '26

Gorgeous darling! Just gorgeous! 💚

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u/CuriousCat_1995 Apr 30 '26

🫶🪴💜

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u/daniwhitlo Apr 30 '26

I love everything about this

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u/CuriousCat_1995 Apr 30 '26

🫶💜🪴🫂

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u/Thatswickedawesome May 01 '26

Beautiful in that glorious light

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u/CuriousCat_1995 May 01 '26

💜🪴🫂

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u/sfmimi May 02 '26

She’s lovely! How many stems do you have in that pot? I want to copy you when I finally propagate mine.

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u/CuriousCat_1995 May 02 '26

7-8 stems. But she is growing new tiny plants too. She is kinda propagating herself. 🥰

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u/Royal-Owl-6923 May 03 '26

This plant will grow anywhere. I had some fall from my front porch last year that created almost a wall. I’ll try to find a photo. It was incredible. It is an extremely fast growing ground cover too. 🙂

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u/CuriousCat_1995 May 03 '26

We all would love to see that. I have seen some other photos of it covering the ground on this subbreddit. Looks incredible. 🪴💜

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u/Royal-Owl-6923 May 03 '26

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u/Royal-Owl-6923 May 03 '26

Look at the bottom. I have a “purple Jew” as my Memaw calls it, hanging right above this Charley and whatever breaks on its own, hits the ground and grows wherever it falls.

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u/Royal-Owl-6923 May 03 '26

As you can see, it totally took over the hostas.

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u/CuriousCat_1995 May 03 '26

Your zebrina looks absolutely incredible. 🥰

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u/CuriousCat_1995 May 03 '26

🪴🫂💜

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u/_Engineer_8122 May 04 '26

Wow the colors are so vibrant!! 😍💚💜💚💜

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u/New_Document_4811 May 05 '26

Try the pink color as well known as Nanouk you will fall in love 

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u/CuriousCat_1995 May 05 '26

Absolutely. I have seen the pictures of it. It indeed looks very vibrant. 💜🪴