Wandering Trad

(Tradescantia Albiflora syn t fluminernsis)Wandering Trad, from South America, is an aggressive, scrambling creeper that smothers other plants as it forms a mat-like cover over the ground. It has smooth, dark green leaves and is a fleshy, perennial that may, on occasion, also produce upright stems. It produces small, white, three-petalled flowers in clusters at the end of the stems during summer. Its succulent stems will form roots at every node to form new plants. It is also able to grow from quite small stem fragments broken off the parent plant. It thrives in moist, shady places in many climatic regions and is also known to cause allergic reactions on dogs if they roll on it.