Her true love though was growing and propagating African violets and gloxinias. It took me a lot of years before I even tried ...

Commonly known as spiderwort plants, tradescantia are native to the Americas but are named after the Tradescant family, renowned English plant hunters and gardeners in the 17th century.

Favorite plant: “Nanouk Tradescantia — it’s super easy to take care of, grows quickly, and has gorgeous vivid hues of purple and pink,” Stamm says. More info: COMMONLY OVERLOOKED ...

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A special beetle has been released into Rangitīkei’s Tutaenui Reservoir to combat a plant causing “a very big problem”. Tradescantia leaf beetles will go after tradescantia, a weed ...