Description
Bold Color, Natural Movement
Our Purple Variegated Inch Plant (Tradescantia) delivers striking visual impact with lush, trailing growth. Its leaves feature deep royal purple tones accented with silvery green striping and soft hints of magenta. The result is a plant that feels alive with motion and contrast.
This tropical perennial adapts easily to indoor and outdoor environments. It brings reliable color and texture throughout the growing season.
Versatile for Indoor and Outdoor Spaces
The Inch Plant is ideal for hanging baskets, window boxes, and tabletop planters. It truly shines when allowed to spill over shelves, ledges, or container edges.
Outdoors, it thrives in partial shade. Indoors, bright indirect light helps maintain vibrant foliage and compact growth.
Easy Care for Every Plant Parent
Tradescantia is known for being low maintenance and forgiving. It suits beginners while still appealing to experienced plant collectors.
These starter plants are locally grown in Southern Maryland. Each one is healthy, vigorous, and ready to establish quickly in your space.
Product Details
Plant Type: Tropical perennial
(Grown indoors year-round or outdoors as an annual in cooler climates)
Size & Care:
- 6–12 inches tall at purchase
- Trailing stems can reach several feet
- Bright, indirect light indoors or partial shade outdoors
- Well-draining soil
- Moderate watering
- Allow topsoil to dry slightly between waterings
- Pinch stems to encourage fuller growth
Growth Habit:
Trailing stems with succulent-like texture and purple variegated foliage highlighted by silvery-green striping.
Ideal For:
- Hanging baskets and window boxes
- Indoor houseplant displays
- Patio or porch planters
- Mixed container gardens
- Cascading greenery on shelves or plant stands
Availability:
Local pickup only at 40 Day Living Urban Farm & Plant Nursery (Clinton, MD)
No shipping available
By choosing locally grown plants, you support local farming while enhancing your green space. In return, we’re honored to be part of how your space grows.
Naming Disclaimer
This plant has historically been associated with the common name “Wandering Jew.” We intentionally avoid using that name due to its negative historical and cultural connotations. Instead, we use the more respectful and neutral name “Inch Plant.”
Learn more about the origins of the older term and why we’ve moved away from it in our educational post.
