Tradescantia zebrina

Origin

Mexico

Production

China

Category

Commelinaceae, Zebrina

Blooming

Foliage plants, sometimes flowers in June-August, purple flowers

Color

Leaf color green , purple, white in mixture

Size

Diameter 芒聣楼 10 cm, height 芒聣楼 10 cm

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Sunlight

Shade-tolerant plants, put places with bright scattered light, avoid sun exposure

Watering

Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, may rub leaves with water when dry

Fertilization

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in the growing season, stop in winter

Pruning

Remove dead leaves timely

Home Assistant Code

Use the following code in Home Assistant's configuration.yaml to set the limits for the Plant Monitor integration.

  plant:
   name_of_your_plant:
      sensors:
         ...

      # Tradescantia zebrina
      min_moisture: 15
      max_moisture: 60
      min_conductivity: 350
      max_conductivity: 2000
      min_temperature: 10
      max_temperature: 32
      min_brightness: 500
      max_brightness: 22000
  

Plant as JSON

You can also retrieve the plant information in a machine readable format.