*Tradescantia zebrina Bosse

Leaves purplish-red underneath, silvery stripes on the upper surface, lanceolate-ovate, c. 5 cm long. Leaf sheaths with long ciliate hairs. Petals pink. Filament hairs purple. Weak, procumbent or ascending, glabrous, perennial herb. Garden plant occasionally naturalized. Introd. from Mexico. Fl. spring–summer