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jbythrow Philadelphia, PA Oct 21, 2013

Can anyone tell me where I can buy a few more of these houseplants?
They're Tradescanthia (Teddy Bear)

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kittriana Magnolia, TX(Zone 9a) Oct 23, 2013

They are a deep south type of plant, the tradescantias- if that helps. search for tradescantia cyanotis

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jbythrow Philadelphia, PA Oct 24, 2013

Thank you Kittriana, I'll give it a shot.

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purpleinopp Opp, AL(Zone 8b) Oct 31, 2013

Tradescantia and Cyanotis are 2 different genuses. I would suspect the one in question is T. sillamontana or T. 'Red Hill.'

Growing in water like that will yield a different appearance than a healthy plant in an acceptable medium, and much slower growth. If you can get it happy enough to bloom, which I would do by potting it up, the flowers could help you decide exactly what it is.

T. zebrina can look similar, but never with any hairs on the leaves, if you just want something similar. The ubiquitous ones seen for sale are usually in very low light. Putting that in the window in the picture would turn the leaves the color of the pictured plant. Another option would be T. pallida.

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purpleinopp Opp, AL(Zone 8b) Nov 08, 2013

Jby, have you found any interesting plants for sale out there?

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