Identification: Ornamental plant in my Chick & Hen's pot

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  1. Blake09

    Blake09 Active Member

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    This plant started growing in my Chick and Hen's pot over the summer and now its gotten big enough for an ID. Its a verry pretty plant, it just needs to be in its own pot. It has waxey leaves, purplish stems, and a wonderful shade of purple under the leaves.

    Picture #1: The waxey leaves
    Picture #2: The plant
    Picture #3: The purple-ish stems
    Picture #4: What the underside of the leaf looks like
     

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  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Wandering Jew family, maybe Tradescantia.
     
  3. Eric La Fountaine

    Eric La Fountaine Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Looks like some type of Tradescantia, wandering Jew.
     
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    joclyn Rising Contributor

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    thirded for wandering jew - tradescantia family.
     
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    OK thanks, so its in the wanderining jew family :)
     
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    Tradescantia fluminensis, I think.
     

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