Help identifying plant
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The Garden Frog with C Renee on Jan 16, 2014I believe it looks like either a wandering jew or moses in the cradle. There are many types of them and they do grow crazy! They will root in water or they will easily root on the ground or in a pot. Has it ever gotten flowers?Helpful Reply
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Dhagash Bhavsar on Jan 16, 2014Well, i think as u say its look like baby bambooHelpful Reply
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Sherry Knott on Jan 16, 2014Thank you for responding Renee! I have had it in pots inside the house since I got it because without knowing what it was I wasn't really sure if it would grow outside. It has never flowered, though. Around a lot of professional buildings, I've seen something similar to this before but is completely purple with small pink flowers. This one doesn't go purple, but will sometimes get a purple hue to the leaves. No flowers or buds of any kind, though.Helpful Reply
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Cynthia E on Jan 16, 2014I agree looks like the green version of Purple Queen wandering jew.. I have both the green and purple version in yard (zone 8) it dies back in winter but comes back every spring and they get huge-- cover ugly cinder block bed outline-- root easily water or just sticking a piece in dirt.Helpful Reply
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Sherry Knott on Jan 16, 2014Thanks for response Cynthia! If these can grow outside, even more better for me! I have so many of them and they multiply, multiply, multiply!Helpful Reply
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Sherry Knott on Jan 16, 2014Thanks, Renee. These have never bloomed, but I have never had them outside. Hmmm...Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Jan 17, 2014I'm not sure how big the leaves are on your plant. I had something that looked like that, which hitched a ride on a staghorn fern someone gave me. At first I thought it looked kind of pretty but then it started showing up everywhere. It roots from every tiny little piece of stem. I predict I'm am going to be pulling out stragglers for a very long time. I'm not sure what it is, but if that's what you have, you don't want it!Helpful Reply
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Sherry Knott on Jan 17, 2014I don't think this is a hitcher and it's a really beautiful plant, worth having. From some of the other posts, it might be something I could even plant outside for ground cover. Thanks for your post!Helpful Reply
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Lisa Damoff on Jan 17, 2014Wondering Jew, I have tons of it. Just break off a piece and stock it in the ground and you will have it everywhere!!!Helpful Reply
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Kathy T on Jan 17, 2014Sherry, It is a wandering jew. Not sure exactly which one. I have one I have had for a few years. I'm in Gadsden, Al., so my climate is such as yours. I put some in an outdoor flower pot that didn't survive the winter. The basket that I bring in for winter has done beautifully. It will show more purple and will bloom with more sun. Doesn't do as well with direct sun. Very hardy, can be invasive in warmer climates. It might survive the winter in a protected spot.Helpful Reply
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Brenda Clark on Jan 17, 2014If it has little purple flowers I had one. it's easy to grow and under the right conditions will grow like crazy. I was told it's a Wondering Jew. I had to leave it behind when I moved.Helpful Reply
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Melanie T on Jan 18, 2014Look up Moses in the Bullrushes. Either that or a purple variety of a Wandering Jew.Helpful Reply
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Deborah R on Jan 18, 2014Green wandering jew...if neglected it will spread all over.Helpful Reply
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Lori Jovan on Jan 18, 2014Looks like something we use to call "Moses in the Cradle".Helpful Reply
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Diane on Jan 18, 2014well....I want to know how to get rid of it! Some sneaked into my flower beds in some mulch and have tried to take over! I want it OUT!Helpful Reply
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MikkiGirl on Jan 18, 2014It's called "Moses in a Basket" and gets little "pouches" of seeds, hence the "basket" name. I've only had mine as a house plant, but now that I know it can be grown outside am going to start a border come spring. http://growingguides.com/PlantGuides/MosesBasket.pdfHelpful Reply
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Liliana Wells on Jan 18, 2014When we bought our most recent home, we found a huge purple clumpin in the front flowerbed. I like it in pots,but not in a flowerbed. I pulled it outand it started coming back within a few weeks. Finally, I really had to dig it out. If in a pot, it will come back next spring.Helpful Reply
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Sherry Knott on Jan 18, 2014Hey Neighbor! I actually live in the Southeastern End of Floyd County, Rome, GA so I'm only 45 minutes from Gadsden and have been there many times! So yes, we have the same climate. I have never put these outside, and they have never bloomed. I'm wondering if they don't bloom because I have kept them inside? Since I do have so many (they propagate easily!), I'm gonna try planting some outdoors in the spring. I think I've got a great spot where it would get minimal direct sun and make a great ground cover addition to my landscaping. Thanks!Helpful Reply
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Fenya Kashergen on Jan 18, 2014tradascanchia. My botany teacher said 'Ladies and Gentlemen, if you can't learn the name Tradascanchia, at least call it 'meandering Hebrew' rather than 'wandering Jew'Helpful Reply
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Seena on Jan 18, 2014@Sherry Knott ~ I'm REALLY thinking more of the 'Dracaena' family. And, that particular family of plants is HUGE! LOL ~ it looks to me to be some sort of 'Lucky Bamboo' or 'Ribbon Plant' in that it's stem is so thick, the leaves are very similar to one etc. In this case, check out 'Dracaena sanderiana', it's CrAzY the things you can 'train' this plant to do!! Have fun :) **Word of caution, Dracaena sanderiana is poisonous to CatsHelpful Reply
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Sonya Rose on Jan 18, 2014if this is wandering jew as we call it in Australia just remember dogs are allergic to this plants I would get rid of it before it takes overHelpful Reply
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April E on Jan 18, 2014it is Tradescantia or wondering jew the variety is tri-color it may or may not comeback for you if grown outside you are borderline for this variety to be hardy there are varieties that are hardy all the way to zone 6 but this is not 1Helpful Reply
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Charlsie Sparks Blocker on Jan 19, 2014Moses in a boat is what I was told...very hearty and lives in any climate.Helpful Reply
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Sherry Knott on Jan 19, 2014So far the vote is going to Wandering Jew. After searching hundreds of images on the net for all the different suggestions, I found this one single picture that looks exactly like my plant, only my plant doesn't (or hasn't) bloomed. May be because I have always kept it indoors? VERY much want to be sure since a few of you have said that it can be dangerous for both dogs and cats. Mine all sit in windowsills, unreachable by the dog, but the cat has been known to lie in the windowsill beside it. Still, now I'm concerned about planting it in the ground, so I'm going to take a sample to a nursery.Helpful Reply
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Judith Thomas De Neville on Jan 19, 2014you need to follow P. Allen Smith on facebook and his website ..... he is a garden designer and decorator and seems to know everything there is about plants.... check it out .......Helpful Reply
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Sherry Knott on Jan 20, 2014Thanks for the advice Judith!! Looked on FB, there are several P. Allen Smith's. Do you know which one it is? Or possibly his website address?Helpful Reply
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Felicity Woodruffe on Jan 20, 2014i think this is tradescantia it grows longer and longer and can grow hanging down eventually it grows tiny flowers very pretty it thrives in humid damp warm places such as bathroomsHelpful Reply
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Seena on Jan 20, 2014Not a problem Sherry :)Helpful Reply
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Nancy S on Jan 20, 2014I do not know what it is.. but whatever you are doing.. keep doing it.. it is beautiful where you have it and it must be getting everything perfect because it is beautiful.. love it.. wondering jew i thought was more purple but there are probably more kinds that the purple.. it's beautiful..Helpful Reply
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