This is a live plant of Tradescantia Fluminensis Variegata (Wandering Jew) Live Decorative Rare plant · Wandering Jew is a very popular trailing, succulent-stemmed plant. · Foliage typically grows up to 6 feet (15 cm) tall, but creeps to 2 feet (60 cm) wide or more if allowed to do so. · Stems are clad with fleshy, pointed, stem-clasping, oval leaves up to 2.5 inches (6.3 cm) long, that are yellow-green with two broad silvery longitudinal stripes above. · This is one of the easiest houseplants to grow. · This plant typically grow in moist, well-drained, and acidic soil. · It does best in partial shade but does equally well in sunny area as long as the soil is kept moist. · Wandering Jew plant is best suited for hanging containers, and it needs a location with plenty of indirect natural light. · Tiny, three-petaled, lavender-purple flowers appear sporadically throughout the year on plants grown in the native habitat, but flowers rarely appear on indoor plants. · It is also known as Zebrina Pendula. APPEARANCE: Long trailing vines with green and white striped leaves. The stems are branched and form adventitious roots. The leaves are somewhat fleshy and vary in size, with an average length and width of 1.5″ and .75″, respectively. They are broad, lanceolate in form, and pointy. Leaf nodes are about an inch apart on the stem, hence the common name. Flowering: White clusters of flowers with three petals appear in summer. Care Requirements: It needs bright indirect light, but be careful of exposing it to direct sun, as too much sun can burn the leaves. It likes regular waterings. Keep it relatively moist but never soggy. Be sure to plant it in well-draining potting mix. Tradescantias are suceptible to vine overgrowth and lankiness, so the lower growth will need to be cut back regularly in order for the plant to maintain its fullness. This plant is nicknamed Wandering Jew for a reason – he sure does like to wander! The foliage is trailing in nature, and it will quickly outgrow the pot if left unpruned.