Tradescantia: Tradescantia zebrina

Tradescantia zebrina

Under this name there are many cultivars of tradescantias, which have characteristic stripes. The color of these tradescantias changes when exposed to light, so to enjoy their intense colors, they need a lot of sun or other lighting. For this reason, it is often difficult to identify a specific cultivar. They root very quickly in water (often the first roots appear on the next day).

Dominika Korbas

Tradescantia zebrina 'Burgundy'

Common names: Purple passion, Paars joy

Tradescantia zebrina 'Burgundy' is a very colorful cultivar. Its colors change from burgundy to purple depending on the light.

Dominika Korbas

Tradescantia zebrina 'Danny Lee'

Another name: Tradescantia zebrina 'HappiLee'

Currently, the most desirable zebrina in Poland. It looks like a combination of Tradescantia zebrina 'Quadricolor' and Tradescantia zebrina 'Discolor Multicolor'.

Aleksandra Pękała

Tradescantia zebrina 'Deep Purple'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Deep Purple' is very similar to Tradescantia zebrina 'Burgundy'. At the moment it is not fully known whether they are two different cultivars, or what we consider to be 'Deep Purple' is a different coloration of 'Burgundy'.

Dominika Korbas

Tradescantia zebrina 'Discolor'

A cultivar that has green leaves with silver stripes. With more sunlight, it becomes a purple hue.

Dominika Korbas

Tradescantia zebrina 'Discolor Multicolor'

Common name: Tradescantia zebrina Yellow Tiger

Probably the most colorful zebrina. Some might confuse it with 'Quadricolor', but it has a more intense coloration of the leaves.
Important information - 'Discolor Multicolor' does not revert permanently. Under optimal conditions, new leaves and offshoots should be more and more colored.

Oksana Volska

Dominika Korbas

Agnieszka Napiórkowska

Tradescantia zebrina 'Flame Dance'

Another name: Tradescantia zebrina 'Mme Lequesne'

A cultivar with oblong leaves and little or no silver stripes.

Dominika Korbas

Tradescantia zebrina 'Giant'

Another name: Tradescantia zebrina 'Silver Smudge'

Oksana Volska

Tradescantia zebrina 'Purpusii'

A characteristic cultivar of zebrina. It does not have silver stripes and it is brown. Recently, there has been a lot of buzz about the virus in 'Purpusii' and 'Tikal'. In the case of 'Purpusii' not all plants are infected, it depends on its origin. One of the Dutch seller distributes the infected 'Purpusii', while in Poland most of them come from a palm house and are virus free.

Oksana Volska

Agnieszka Napiórkowska

Tradescantia zebrina 'Quadricolor'

It is the most wanted and one of the most colorful zebrinas. As the name suggests, its leaves have 4 colors: green, cream, purple and silver.

Dominika Korbas

Tradescantia zebrina 'Red Gem'

Another name: Tradescantia zebrina 'Little Hill'

Agnieszka Napiórkowska

Tradescantia zebrina 'Silver Notches'

Another name: Tradescantia zebrina 'Minima'

Oksana Volska

Tradescantia zebrina 'Silver Plus'

Another name: Trardescantia zebrina 'Violet Hill',
Common names: Violet Hill, Pink Joy, Silver Sicilian

Probably the most popular cultivar of tradescantia. It is available in many stores and florists. Unfortunately, it is often sold under different names (you can read more about common names <<here>>).
The cultivar 'Silver Plus' is characterized by wide stripes of a silver color on the leaves. With a small amount of light, the leaves are green (similar to 'Discolor'). With a lot of light, green turns into dark purple, while at very high light intensity, 'Silver Plus' becomes burgundy (last photo).

Dominika Korbas

Tradescantia zebrina 'Tikal'

Recently, there has been a lot of talk about the 'Tikal' cultivar. Mainly due to the virus that every plant of this cultivar has (all plants of this cultivar are probably from one plant that is infected with virus). Unfortunately, there is still no medicine for viruses in plants. Little is known about this virus, so people who want to buy it should consider whether they can provide it with the right conditions. And people who have this plant should be especially careful not to infect other plants. The virus is inactive at higher temperatures. This does not mean that the plant is healthy, it just looks better.

Aleksandra Pękała

Tradescantia zebrina var. mollipila 'Purple Plush'

One of the few zebrinas that do not have silver stripes. It is green in a dark place and purple stripes appear in a sunny place (it looks a bit like 'Tikal').

Oksana Volska

Agnieszka Napiórkowska

Tradescantia

Tradescantia zebrina

Tradescantia zebrina 'Burgundy'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Danny Lee'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Deep Purple'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Discolor'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Discolor Multicolor'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Evanesce'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Flame Dance'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Giant'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Leprechaun'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Purpusii'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Quadricolor'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Red Gem'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Silver Notches'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Silver Plus'

Tradescantia zebrina 'Tikal'

Tradescantia zebrina var. flocculosa

Tradescantia zebrina var. mollipila 'Purple Plush'

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