Tradescantia sillamontana Gold Stripes Astilbe first introduced in 1863

first introduced in 1863

overtopped with a heavy dark purple spotting

narrow leaves to 2' tall x 3' wide

During decades of growing this outdoors

Spreading by slender rhizomes (leptos = slender)

Tradescantia sillamontana Gold Stripes Astilbe first introduced in 1863Tradescantia sillamontana 'Gold Stripes' is a wild and crazily variegated form of the dryland, succulent spiderwort, which hails from the northern Mexican State of Nuevo Len. Although typically used in hanging baskets and summer containers, an in ground planting of Tradescantia 'Gold Stripes' makes a superb groundcover, forming a 15" tall x 3' wide, dense patch of silvery haired foliage, layered with irregular creamy stripes. The patches are further