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Tradescantia andersoniana 'Zwanenburg Blue'

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Large plant for a not too dry soil. This plant grows to about 60 cm. The flower colour is bluish purple. This plant is hardy.The flowering period is June - August.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Sortimentstuin Harry van de Laar

Date taken : 28.05.2008

Family : Commelinaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Sortimentstuin Harry van de Laar

© picture 3 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Voorbeeldtuin Appeltern

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Sortimentstuin Harry van de Laar

© picture 5 : Marlien van der Linden, location picture : Rammekenshof, Rucphen

© picture 6 : Jaap de Kreek en Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Vasteplantenkwekerij Heutinck, Borculo

© picture 7 : Jaap de Kreek en Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Vasteplantenkwekerij Heutinck, Borculo

© picture 8 : Th. Ploeger & Zn

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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 : blue
leaf colour : green
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 - august
hardiness : hardy

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