The purple ones are Tradescantia pallida ... and seeming to need no care, is T. fluminensis, a common vining groundcover with green leaves. There are a few horticultural varieties that you ...

Wandering Jew is the common name of a few different species: tradescantia zebrina, tradescantia fluminensis, and tradescantia pallida. All varieties of wandering jew plant care are similar ...

Soon the plant is climbing up trees in its yard and beyond. A potted Tradescantia fluminensis isn’t thriving. The houseplant enthusiast tosses it onto the ground, giving up on the plant.