Tradescantia spathacea 'Sitara' aka 'Tricolor' is a l cultivar of Tradescantia spathacea Sw. It grows compact, upright rosettes, which eventually trail as the stems get longer.
Leaves are narrow with almost parallel sides, 6-15 cm long and 1-2 cm wide. The base colour of the upper surfaces is dark yellowish green; to greyish olive green . The leaves have very light purple margins and stripes covering up to 90% of the surface. Undersides are greyish reddish purple with strong reddish purple showing through under the pale stripes.
The scientific name of the genus chosen by Carl Linnaeus honours the English naturalists and explorers John Tradescant the Elder (c. 1570s – 1638) and John Tradescant the Younger (1608–1662), who introduced many new plants to English gardens.
Tradescantia spathacea 'Sitara' aka 'Tricolor'
Tradescantia spathacea 'Sitara' aka 'Tricolor' is ca. 15 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 6 cm pot.