The buds and flower of Tradescantia zebrina

Tradescantia zebrina Bosse is a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Commelinaceae and the genus Echinochloa The stem is semi fleshy, soft and loose to the point of hanging Leaves elliptical to elongated, sessile, acute to gradually pointed at the tip, sheathed at the base, with a purple green surface mixed with silver white, purple back, entire edge The flowers are clustered within the terminal leaf like bracts, and the sepals are connected to form a tubular, pale white color. The petals are rose purple, and the filaments are covered with long cellular hairs.Diaozhu Mei is originally from Mexico and is now introduced and cultivated in areas such as East China, Central South, and Southwest China. Diaozhu Mei prefers a warm and humid climate, is more tolerant of shade, not cold, water and humidity, not drought, and prefers semi shade. It should be maintained in an environment with sufficient scattered light, avoiding direct sunlight, and growing at a suitable temperature. The main breeding method of hanging bamboo plum is cutting propagation.

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