Tradescantia spathacea

Rohdea japonica

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  • Flower name
    Tradescantia spathacea
  • Scientific name
    Rohdea japonica
  • Alias
  • Place of originMexico and Guatemala tropical America
  • Place of floweringGarden
  • Flowering seasonJuly, August

What is Tradescantia spathacea

Boatlily , scientific nameTradescantia spathacea , is an evergreen perennials, succulents of the department Commelinaceae Tradescantia genus native to tropical America. Kind is a succulent plant of the genus 1. Leaves are oblong shape with a pointed tip, and extends upward and radially.

General name: Boatlily ,scientific name:Tradescantia spathacea , also known as: Moses-in-the-Cradle, origin: Mexico and Guatemala tropical America, height: 20-30 cm, leaf: oblong , lanceolate, flower shape: umbel, flowering period: July to


  • Order
    Commelinales
  • Family
    Commelinaceae
  • Genus
    Tradescantia
  • Species
    T. spathacea
  • Type of flower
    Left-right symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Scattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
  • Petal shape
    Other
  • Leaf type
    oblong
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life typeEvergreen perennials, succulents
  • Flower colors
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height20.0 ~ 30.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower2.0 ~ 3.0 cm

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