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Questions and Answers: 2021

Question: Hello - I found this plant for sale at a local Whole Foods in Washington DC and wanted to see …

  • Question

    Hello - I found this plant for sale at a local Whole Foods in Washington DC and wanted to see if you could help identifying it. I’ve tried some plant identification apps/sites but all the matches seem to be incorrect (wandering Jew, peperomia, etc). Thanks in advance.

    Answer

    Dear rabscreez, the plant you have photographed does look like one of the species called "wandering Jew", a member of the genus Tradescantia. These are plants in the Commelinaceae. Best wishes.