Bordeaux Inch Plant

Tradescantia zebrina 'Bordeaux' (Tradescantia zebrina 'Bordeaux', syn. Setcreasea zebrina 'Bordeaux') is a spectacularly ornate, richly colored trailing foliage plant that captivates with leaves of intricate, jewel-toned striped beauty — each blade displaying a stunning combination of deep purple-burgundy, rich green, and shimmering silver-green stripes running lengthwise across a lustrous surface with the visual complexity and layered richness of fine woven fabric. Where Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart' delivers bold, uniform, uncompromising deep purple, 'Bordeaux' rewards the eye with layered, multi-toned variegation of extraordinary botanical detail and depth — a foliage plant that reveals new richness with every closer look. The undersides of each leaf are a solid, vivid purple-red, creating a second striking layer of color that becomes visible as the trailing stems drape and cascade to reveal both surfaces of the leaf simultaneously.

This professional-grade 4" plant arrives with a healthy, well-established root system cultivated through professional horticultural practices — ready to establish and trail vigorously. 'Bordeaux' excels as a hanging basket specimen, a container spiller in mixed patio arrangements, a lush colorful ground cover in warm frost-free gardens, and an outstanding indoor houseplant in bright, indirect light settings. Its intricately striped foliage creates rich textural and color complexity in mixed container designs — particularly compelling alongside solid-colored companions in deep green, chartreuse, or vivid coral that allow the 'Bordeaux' striping to read with maximum clarity and visual impact.

• Intricately Striped Jewel-Toned Foliage: Each leaf displays a stunning multi-toned combination of deep purple-burgundy, rich green, and shimmering silver-green lengthwise stripes of extraordinary botanical detail — a foliage plant of genuine visual complexity that rewards close inspection as richly as it impresses from a distance.
• Rich Purple-Red Leaf Undersides: The vivid solid purple-red reverse of each leaf creates a second, equally striking layer of foliage color visible as trailing stems cascade and drape — adding surprising dimensional depth to hanging basket and container displays that very few other foliage plants can provide.
• Vigorous Trailing & Cascading Habit: Fast-growing, freely trailing stems cascade luxuriantly from hanging baskets, window boxes, and mixed container edges — creating richly colored, intricately textured spillover and vertical dimension in patio, balcony, and indoor plant arrangements throughout the season.
• Versatile Garden & Indoor Performer: As beautiful and vigorous indoors in a bright window as outdoors in warm-season gardens — 'Bordeaux' transitions gracefully between outdoor summer container use and indoor winter houseplant display, making it one of the most genuinely versatile ornamental foliage plants available for year-round enjoyment.
• Heat Tolerant & Low Maintenance: Thrives in warm conditions with moderate moisture and tolerates occasional dry spells with good resilience — a vigorous, forgiving, and rewarding foliage performer that responds to regular watering and occasional trimming with continuous lush, intricately colored new growth throughout the growing season.

These 4" healthy live plants thrive in partial shade to bright filtered light outdoors and bright indirect light indoors; direct harsh afternoon sun can bleach and fade the intricate striped foliage — morning sun or bright filtered light produces the richest, most vibrant variegation. Water regularly, keeping soil evenly moist but not waterlogged. USDA Hardiness Zones 9–12; in cooler climates grow in containers and bring indoors before the first frost to overwinter as a houseplant in a bright, warm position. Mature height: 6–12 inches; spread: 12–24 inches. Trim back periodically to encourage fresh, vibrantly colored new growth and a full, well-branched cascading habit.