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Tradescantia zanonia
Tradescantia zanonia (Cohitre Blanco) is an evergreen perennial subshrub from the tropical Americas, grown mainly as a greenhouse ornamental and as the variegated cultivar 'Mexican Flag'. It thrives in warm, bright conditions and is best kept indoors or in a greenhouse where temperatures stay mild.
Tradescantia zanonia, formerly known as Campelia zanonia, is an evergreen perennial subshrub of the dayflower family, closely related to Tradescantia zebrina. It is native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to Bolivia and southern Brazil. Its common names include cañagria, cascajo flor, cinta, rascadera, and suelda.
Its capsule is covered by the fleshy purple-black calyx, hence a berry-like appearance.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tradescantia zanonia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
