Mid-Atlantic Gardening: SHOW US YOUR "BRINGING INS", 1 by HollyAnnS

HollyAnnS wrote:
Thanks Stormy,
I was just thinking about something I did bring in that I hadn't thought about. It is that fuzzy Tradescantia. I had gotten cuttings at one of my HGHA meetings when we made the wreaths last spring. The person that brought it didn't know what they were he just pinched a couple from LongWood. I planted them several places in the yard and also in a few of my houseplant pots. One of the pots I put it in was the Hibiscus. I was at a local greenhouse the other day and they had some marked Pussy Ears. I finally found just what they are Furry Kittens, Pussy Ears, Tradescantia somaliensis. He seemed to think they would grow outside and said that they had them growing everywhere at Longwood. I wasn't too sure about that so I put some both outside and in the houseplant pots. Sure glad I did as it looks like it is a Zone 10/11 plant.
The Hibiscus and the Pussy Ears both survived the room of death and are now back downstairs in the living area and looking good. I'll post a new picture later, this was taken last summer you can see the fuzzy little plants growing under the Hibiscus. They rooted really easy so I think I will start some in the next day or two. Holly