Pregnant Onion - Plant

White gossamer is a trailing evergreen plant with silvery green leaves densely covered in silky white fibers. Growing Tradescantia is easy and you will find the plants to be quite resilient. Tradescantia typically grow in moist, well-drained and acidic soil. Tradescantia plants do best in partial shade but will do equally well in sunny areas as long as the soil is kept moist.

Plant Specifications

• Plant Height: 6 inch (15 cm)
• Plant Spread: 4 inch (10 cm)

*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%

• Common Name: White Gossamer Plant, Cobweb Spiderwort, Hairy Wandering Jew,White Velvet,False onion, False sea onion, German onion, Falsche meerzwiebel,Ornithogalum caudatum
• Maximum Reachable Height: Up to 30Cm,Pregnant onion is known for growing to a height of approximately 1.00 metres (3.25 feet).
• Flower Colour: white

Bloom Time
Blooms appear in these approximate colours: White. Pregnant onion grows as an evergreen and is a flower / houseplant. Being an evergreen plant, it will keep its leaves throughout the year.
This plant tends to bloom in late spring.

• Difficulty Level: Easy

Planting and care

When possible, water in the morning to avoid promoting diseases from night watering.
Pregnant onion is normally quite a low maintenance plant and is normally very easy to grow - great for beginner gardeners!Pregnant Onion careThese plants like to be kept fairly moist, so water regularly, especially if you are growing them in containers.enjoys full sun and remember to apply water fairly sparingly.

• Sunlight: Partial sun, Requires shadeenjoys full sun
• Watering: Medium and remember to apply water fairly sparingly.

Soil
Sandy soil
Try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 6.1 and 7.8 as Pregnant onion likes to be in weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil.

• Temperature: 15 to 30 degrees C
• Harvest Season: throughout year,Small bulbs will form off the mother bulb, wait until the babies have at least one leaf and inch or two long before removing it to it’s own container.

Pregnant Onion special featureIn summer it produces many dainty three-petaled lavender-pink blooms.

Pregnant Onion uses

• Ornamental Use: Used for decorations in homes, shops and offices