Emma

Tradescantia Nanouk

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  Easy care
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  Bright light

• Emma likes...
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    Light watering

    She’s not a big drinker. If the top two inches of her soil feel dry it’s time for a drink. She’ll forgive irregular watering.

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    Bright light

    She’ll be ok in medium light, but she’ll be really happy in quite a sunny spot. She’s not one for shade.

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    Humidity

    She loves moisture in the air. She’ll enjoy a bright bathroom, or a misting every day or two.

• Quick facts

  Botanical name

  Tradescantia Nanouk

  Nicknames

  Moses-in-the-cradle

  Plant type

  Indoor hanging plant

  Pet/baby safe?

  Mildly toxic if ingested

  Height (including pot)

  10-20cm

  Nursery pot

  12cm

• About Tradescantia Nanouk

  If you want to introduce a pop of contrast colour to your indoor jungle, the tradescantia is a winner. Those long elegant leaves are finely striped green and cream on the top, with an intense purple underside. This variety is a brighter cousin of Zeb, and has long stems that look fantastic tumbling from shelves orhanging pots.

  A native of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico, it’s become a popular houseplant all over the world because it’s very easy to care for (bright light; regular watering; done). In spring and summer, give it a feed with liquid fertiliser to help it grow big(ish) and strong. If you ever want to trim those long stems, just snip them back withshearsor clean scissors.

  It will sometimes flower, but oddly they’re far less interesting than the leaves. They’re tiny little white blooms in the centre of the plant. The flowers are how this plant gets its popular name, Moses-in-the-cradle. The blossoms look like babies being cradled in the boat-like leaves (sort of).