🌱 Morphology
  Compact perennial herbaceous plant, initially upright and later spreading or trailing, with fleshy stems that branch and root easily at the nodes. Its leaves are oval, pointed, and relatively thick, with longitudinal bands of green, cream, and pink combined with an intense purple color on the underside. The intensity of the pink depends on the lighting and growth stage. It forms dense clumps about 20–30 cm tall, with stems that can grow longer as they develop. Its multicolored foliage makes it a highly decorative plant for pots and hanging baskets.

🌍 Origin, genealogy, and family
Family Commelinaceae. ‘Nanouk’ is a horticultural cultivar obtained in the Netherlands by Wander Durk Tuinier in 2012 by crossing two selections of Tradescantia. It does not occur naturally. Its current botanical identification is Tradescantia cerinthoides ‘Nanouk’, although the original patent registered it as Tradescantia albiflora‘Nanouk’. The reference species is native to South America, especially the southeast of Brazil and nearby areas of Argentina.

❄️ Temperature — USDA 10a
It is sensitive to frost. It is recommended to keep it above 12°C for vigorous growth and to avoid prolonged periods below 10°C, especially with moist substrate.

☀️ Lighting
It needs abundant indirect light to maintain the pink and purple bands. A target PAR DLI of 8–15 mol/m²/day is recommended. Soft early morning sun can intensify the coloration, but intense summer exposure can burn the leaf edges.

💧 Growth cycle and watering
Opportunistic. It grows for much of the year when it has adequate light and temperatures. Water when the surface of the substrate begins to dry, maintaining light and even moisture without waterlogging. It is not advisable to let the root ball dry out completely for prolonged periods, as the leaves may lose turgidity and develop dry edges. Waterings should be spaced out in winter.

🌸 Flowering
It may produce small three-petaled flowers in pink or lilac shades among the leaves and at the ends of the stems. Flowering is secondary to the appeal of its foliage and depends on the light and growing conditions.

🌿 Nutrition
Reduce fertilization when growth slows. Desert CHOICE® Succulents is the specific reference formulation for this species, It appreciates a more regular moisture and nutrition regimen than strict xerophytes.

Gourmet black 9x9 cm pot

This is a unique ornamental plant grown in Madrid in a high-tech square pot with an airy substrate that promotes root development.