Family: Commelinaceae

Scientific Name: Zebrina pendula Red Hill

Common Name: Red Hill Zebrina

Description

Zebrina Red Hill is a tumbling plant that produces a plethora of flowers packed around the terminal tips of the branches.

 

Plant TypeIndoor Foliage, Site author's observations
Hardiness Zone8-10
Sunlightbright, needs good light or it will stretch
Moistureaverage, slightly dry
Growing Mediaaverage house
Flowerspink flowers
Leavesupper surface of leaves dark green, lower reddish,
Stemsstems get brittle and are easily broken if the plant gets to big
Maintenancetends to get scraggly and needs to be cut back on a regular bases
Propagationeasy by cuttings
Native SiteMexico
Author's NotesI found this plant easy to grow and it produced a plethora of flowers. This plant is high maintenance to keep it in good form but well worth the effort. I really do not know the exact scienctific name of this plant. The plant was sold as "Zebrina Red Hill" (Zebrina pendula Red Hill), The nursery no longer produces this plant and there are few images or references to this plant on the web. I think it may be a related to Setrceasea pallida. Since it has the fleshier leaves,and stems. Also the flowers are very similar.but S. pallida has a more defined boat shaped bract for the flower. Both have hair but Red Hill is much hairier. Both have similar growth form and maintenance.
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