Boat lily is a clumping, broadleaf evergreen, herbaceous perennial houseplant in the spiderwort family (Commelinaceae). Its native range is southern Mexico to ...

... Commelinales: …plant; and Tradescantia spathacea, or Moses-in-the-cradle, grown as a potted plant for its purple-coloured leaves and unusual flowers.

Moses in the cradle is a succulent plant native to Central America, and it sure has a lot of names that you can find it by: boat lily, cradle lily, Moses in the ...

The unusual flowers, borne down among the leaves, appear as clusters of tiny white flowers nestled within two boat-shaped, purplish bracts. They are not ...

Moses In The Cradle features showy cymes of white flowers with purple bracts at the ends of the stems from early spring to late winter. Its sword-like ...

Tradescantia spathacea, also called the oyster plant, boatlily or 'Moses-in-the-cradle', is an herb in the Commelinaceae family which was first described in ...

Moses in the Cradle is a rather succulent herb with a dense cluster of sturdy 6-12 in long sword-shaped leaves arising from a trunklike stem up to 8 in tall ...

Dec 16, 2023 · The journey to bloom starts with a bud nestled in the leaf axils. As it matures, the flower emerges, still cradled in its leafy boat. Full bloom ...

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