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RainGazer Sep 12, 2006

Can anyone tell me what this is? It was quite small when I got it and has gone crazy growing. I don't have a clue what it is.
Thanks!

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RainGazer Sep 12, 2006

Here's a closer picture of the foliage.

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begoniacrazii Northern California, CA(Zone 9a) Sep 12, 2006

Hi Amy, could it be in the tradescantia family?

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RainGazer Sep 12, 2006

I don't have a clue, Lali. Ya think? If so, I would love to trade it to somebody for something else. I'm from one of those weird families that thinks a tradescantia is bad luck, and my mother will never come to my house again if she sees it! LOL Any takers?

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begoniacrazii Northern California, CA(Zone 9a) Sep 12, 2006

really? What is the bad luck story? I've never heard that before.

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RainGazer Sep 12, 2006

After much investigation, all I can come up with is that a "Wandering Jew" is a tradescantia and the
"Wandering Jew" story is evidently from Christian folklore (I had to look all this up - it's not like I really knew that! LOL I've never asked WHY it's supposed to be bad luck.) Here's the Wikipedia article about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandering_Jew Anyway, I guess it has something to do with that story. Somewhere else I read that traders would carry it along the spice routes to ward off thieves and criminals, which would certainly have been good luck! So, who knows?
Look at what I learned, in addition to what the plant might be! LOL

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GrowHappy Nottingham, MD(Zone 7a) Sep 12, 2006

I'll take a shot at the ID- Callisia Fragrans?

GH

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begoniacrazii Northern California, CA(Zone 9a) Sep 12, 2006

Well I'll be! Never knew why they were called WJ but I think the current politically correct term is 'Inch Vine' or
'Inch Plant', I just call them all Trads, the callisias, the rhoeos, the trads, and all their related kin.

thanks for the education! Wiki is pretty nifty!

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