TRADESCANTIA FLUMINENSIS
Common Names:- None
Synonyms:- None
Meaning:- Tradescantia (L) For Old John Tradescant (1567-1638) gardener to
Charles 1.
Fluminensis (L) Of the river, from Rio de Janeiro.
General description:- Perennial, spreading ground cover.
Stems:-
Leaves:-
1) 3-6 cm, dark-green and shiny, pointed tips, broadly ovate, acute, rather fleshy,
usually purplish beneath, glabrous except for some cilia at the mouth of the
sheath.
Flowers:-
4) Petals, up to 12 mm, narrowly ovate, white or pale lilac.
Habitat:- Moist shady habitats at low levels.
Distribution:- Limited distribution in the Mediterranean. Introduced, native to S.
America. Rare on Crete, mainly to the west.
Flowering time:- June-Aug
Photos by:- Enda McMullen