White-flowered Tradescantia

Growing a variety of flowers in your apartment, each time you want to buy more and more new specimens. If you no longer have any ideas about which flower to take under your care, then white-flowered Tradescantia will be a wonderful option for you.

White-flowered Tradescantia is a perennial herbaceous plant with thin creeping shoots. The leaves of Tradescantia are oblong-oval and have a sharp tip. The flowers of this plant are small and white.

Tradescantia is a herbaceous plant. It will be best to grow on eastern and western windows; on southern ones it is also possible, but only with darkening. You can also grow Tradescantia as hanging plants in wall pots or hanging baskets. The plant is also grown as a ground plant in some flowerpots with large sizes, for example, with ficus, dracaenas. Can be grown in a greenhouse or winter garden.

The plant must be replanted every year or every 2 years. It should be planted in shallow and wide pots. Since Tradescantia has a weak root system, it multiplies very quickly. Therefore, each time you need to choose a wider pot.

The plant has a forced period of rest - from October to February. This is due to low air humidity and light levels.

Tradescantia should be watered sparingly, avoiding overwatering. This plant does not tolerate bright sunlight. For a flower to grow well, it needs an 8-10 hour day. Humidity is also important - it should be at 70-75%.If the humidity is less, then spider mite damage is possible.