nope that's not it............Siderasis "Brown Spiderwort" Siderasis fuscata
from Brazil. Pyrrheima Hassk. Commelinaceae. One sp. a per. herb, native
to Brazil, sts. short, underground, leaves in a rosette, covered with dense
rust-colored hairs, flowers in unpaired cincinni, subtended by small bracts,
on short hairy peduncles from the crown, sepals and petals separate, stamens
6, filamenta glabrous, ovary hairy, 3 celled, each cell with 2 ovules.
Fuscata (Lodd) H. E. Morre (pyrrheima fuscata) leaves elliptic, to 8 inches
long 3 inches wide, dark green above with whitish center, purplish-red
beneath, flowers nearly violet to rose-purple, about 1 inch across.
Resembles the flowers of Tradescanthia, or Spiderwort.
"Cereus-validus......." wrote in message
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The brown fuzzy one isn't a Tradescantia. Its Cyanotis kewensis from
India.


http://albinopri.cool.ne.jp/leaf/dat...nsis&tid=list3


Siderasis fuscata is brown and fuzzy but it is rosette plant not a
creeper.


http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plan...s_fuscata.html


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Tradescantia is strictly a New World genus.

Quite a few former Tradescantia are now Callisia or Gibasis, while former
Zebrina, Setcreasea and Rhoeo are now back in Tradescantia.


"madgardener" wrote in message
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"Cereus-validus......." wrote in message
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Yes, it all depends on which one you have in the large plant group.

what's really good information, Cereus,something kinda neat is that I
not
only have the perennial varieties of Tradescanthia that are hardy for
here,
but I apparently have had Callisia fragrans which is a type of
Tradescanthia
or spiderwort for decades. And now have another houseplant, the fuzzy
Brown
spiderwort. g It's finally thriving in the heat and humidity on the
north
balcony with the other shade loving tropicals and what not.
maddie