Tradescantia crassifolia
21st November 2010
A widely distributed species from Mexico, it has also been recorded from the USA and should be fairly cold hardy.
I was given a plant grown from seed collected in Mexico and it did not look happy through the winter
(but survived). I know almost nothing about it but a quick search drew my attention to the fact that it causes
widespread allergic reactions in pets, especially cats. Fortunately I don't have a cat.