Tradescantia pallida Zephyranthes 6" tall winter rosettes of

6" tall winter rosettes of green foliage with reddish overtones

an English naturalist from the 1700s

slow-growing hosta

it's actually well-behaved

When happy

Tradescantia pallida Zephyranthes 6" tall winter rosettes of(aka: Setcreasea pallida) Tradescantia pallida is a fabulous North American native (Northeastern Mexico), known primarily as a hanging basket plant. While purple heart spiderwort is great in baskets, we find it even better as a clumping groundcover of brilliant purple foliage. In the garden in full to part sun, it holds its color all summer, until dying back at first frost. In late summer, Tradescantia pallida produces a 1' tall x 30" wide tangle of