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Tradescantia andersoniana 'Sweet Kate'

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Narrowly lance-shaped, bright yellow leaves. This plant grows to about 40 cm. The flower colour is violet blue. This plant is completely hardy.The flowering period is June - July.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : de Hessenhof

Family : Commelinaceae

© first picture : Nurseries PlantenTuin Esveld, Boskoop, Netherlands

© picture 2 : Brockwood Gardens, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : perennial
soil type : All soils are ok
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : needs a lot of water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 30 and 50 cm
width approx : between 30 and 50 cm
quantity per m2 : 5
flower colour : purple
leaf colour : yellow
leaf shape : leaves are (almost) linear
leaf size : between 15 and 20 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : june - july
hardiness : hardy

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop