Tradescantia albiflora 'Nanouk'
The size of the plant and of its bag can vary a little from the photograph — each one grows at its own pace. We keep them as consistent as we can.
Overview
"Nanouk" is not a wild plant but a selection, made for color: leaves striped in pink, cream and green on succulent stems that trail and spill. It is among the easiest plants there is to multiply — any piece of stem will root — which is why it gets passed between neighbors more often than it gets bought. In the trade it is frequently confused with Tradescantia fluminensis, its green-leaved relative.
Culture
Give it bright but indirect light: in full shade the pink fades and the plant stretches looking for light, and in full sun it scorches. It does well in a hanging pot, in a planter, or as ground cover in light shade, in zone 9 to 11 conditions. To multiply it, cut a stem and set it in moist soil; it strikes in days. Pinch the tips now and then so it does not go bare through the middle.
Edible Uses
Not eaten. This is a foliage plant.
Medicinal
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Agroforestry
In the catalog for its beauty, not for a role in an agroforestry system. It does provide cover wherever it is planted.