tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post3051295229067267662..comments2024-03-17T03:31:37.213-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: The Wandering Jew (Tradescantia zebrina)mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-69216670623684347742019-11-03T15:43:31.134-08:002019-11-03T15:43:31.134-08:001. In college I was in a short-lived -- okay, mos...1. In college I was in a short-lived -- okay, mostly theoretical -- punk band, called 'Two Satanic Bastards and a Jew.' However, as the words were accurate and *chosen by those so named*, even the most uptight PC-policing sophomores (why is it always the sophomores?) had to concede that it was acceptable.<br /><br />My rabbi calls this plant a tradescantia, is what I'm saying.<br />atropos_of_nothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362195873297907736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-29445354754773423332019-02-13T08:49:55.941-08:002019-02-13T08:49:55.941-08:00My grandma bought a plant in 1969 and it's sti...My grandma bought a plant in 1969 and it's stil living on to this day,,<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760833940718745134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-39568361326316260502017-09-18T03:33:03.848-07:002017-09-18T03:33:03.848-07:00I LOVE your writing; so informative and witty!I LOVE your writing; so informative and witty!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13990159027391632548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-13018056283044571592017-01-16T01:01:13.534-08:002017-01-16T01:01:13.534-08:00Through various google searches I've been tryi...Through various google searches I've been trying to identify this plant for years. Finally today I stumbled across your blog and now I know what it is! I love it, it's so pretty and so easy to propagate. It actually ended up in my garden because a piece of it broke off at the garden centre and fell into my mum's handbag. When we discovered it we decided to shove it in a pot and see Lady Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242797078444650640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-16047362122492575812016-09-20T07:11:00.305-07:002016-09-20T07:11:00.305-07:00Loved the article & love this beautiful plant ...Loved the article & love this beautiful plant a friend of mine with an amazing front & back yard which is covered with so many pretty plants this wandering jew plant has ALWAYS been a favorite of mine! Loved the way your colorful view & wording made this article fun to read & I to LOL! <br />By from Arizona!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08884475799306690507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-52111826328028601662016-09-03T14:07:31.243-07:002016-09-03T14:07:31.243-07:00I was Googling to find out the origin of the name ...I was Googling to find out the origin of the name Wandering Jew, as a friend had gifted me the plant and I wanted to avoid using the name when, inevitably, someone asks me about it. <br /><br />Thanks for the awesome blog entry! It made me lol, but was also very educational. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-79120496845421250162016-08-08T04:02:54.969-07:002016-08-08T04:02:54.969-07:00I love the colours. I had a friend bring me the p...I love the colours. I had a friend bring me the plant when I moved home. It was originally a cutting from the plant her mother had before she passed away. She just told me the name last week, so doing little research myself. It looks amazing when full and draping over a window ledge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-80949212149528827982016-06-26T10:09:59.425-07:002016-06-26T10:09:59.425-07:00Hi there, I came across your blog when I was look...Hi there, I came across your blog when I was looking for plants safe for cats and then started wondering about the name "wandering Jew" ( which I assumed would probably have a negative story behind it). I appreciated and enjoyed your comments about it and decided to go ahead and get one (despite the gross story) because it is beautiful and survives people like me who are terrible withdanna tukelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-25597073629688480142016-04-04T15:45:16.920-07:002016-04-04T15:45:16.920-07:00I love my wandering Jew plants. I am in North Flor...I love my wandering Jew plants. I am in North Florida Zone 8 and they have been through very Hot 100 plus degrees down to single digits. Like the Jews they are tough and seem to survive almost anything I got my original plant from many from were I worked up until 5 years ago. So also like the Jews it survives relocation and captivity. The weed eater tends to get a little rough with my plants Melissa'sMomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-37916521736646893702015-09-05T19:09:07.353-07:002015-09-05T19:09:07.353-07:00Anonymous:
No. I mean, it's all pretty much r...Anonymous:<br /><br />No. I mean, it's all pretty much right there on the surface. The story's dumb, the depiction of Christ is inconsistent with what he's supposedly about to do, the punishment is way disproportionate to the offense: these are my feelings about it.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-36890665096091759382015-09-05T18:30:44.062-07:002015-09-05T18:30:44.062-07:00Is this meant to be an Anti-Christ post?
Despite d...Is this meant to be an Anti-Christ post?<br />Despite dropping those hints, I have to admit this is a wonderful post. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-8278696914169482812014-05-17T08:04:06.352-07:002014-05-17T08:04:06.352-07:00I was enjoying, this well composed, article. In th...I was enjoying, this well composed, article. In the fourth paragraph, I bumped into this verb, "snarking", and looked it up. The slang snarky, is British in origin, circa 1906. Snarkily is the adverb. sort of novel, to make up a verb "snarking", in this fashion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-27422088854824710222013-08-16T22:11:57.108-07:002013-08-16T22:11:57.108-07:00WONDERFUL post! Thankyou,.
... I relished it....I ...WONDERFUL post! Thankyou,.<br />... I relished it....I just shocked my family and friends by having a Wandering Jew go from a 3 inch cutting into noticable houseplant in less than a month.<br /><br />And your mention that plants have free will is the last piece of puzzle I needed to play joyously with my new house plant friends... how special!Deborahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-10041971476550595652013-01-22T10:21:46.583-08:002013-01-22T10:21:46.583-08:00I recall hearing the tradescantia/zebrina plants c...I recall hearing the tradescantia/zebrina plants called Wandering Sailor also in England.Maireadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-19552019520611257222012-11-04T10:47:32.275-08:002012-11-04T10:47:32.275-08:00There are several plants that produce flowers, but...There are several plants that produce flowers, but do not seed. Some will produce a seed that simply never grows. These plants have all developed other means to propagate themselves more efficiently than by seed, and simply haven't 'lost' the flowering part yet. Strawberries are a great example. They produce seed (and fruit, yay!) for no reason whatsoever, using runners to produce Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342305179116466700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-27952476357082214912012-04-10T18:41:32.192-07:002012-04-10T18:41:32.192-07:00Almost impossible to kill..love it to deathAlmost impossible to kill..love it to deathAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-52732218628582641732011-06-14T09:20:37.428-07:002011-06-14T09:20:37.428-07:00Great post! In spring 2007, a friend shipped me a ...Great post! In spring 2007, a friend shipped me a few small T. zebrina cuttings, and they've since grown into several plants. I have a bunch of small ones indoors in terrariums. They receive filtered light in there, but I have a 10 gallon aquarium that I made into a terrarium that receives full afternoon sunlight, and they are going crazy in there!<br /><br />My largest plant is in a hanging Jenny Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565060836170928811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-82209205441062620582009-11-12T11:34:00.245-08:002009-11-12T11:34:00.245-08:00Thank-you so much! Makes complete sense. I guess s...Thank-you so much! Makes complete sense. I guess since they root so well it's not that bad. My plant is about a foot tall with 9 stems that are mostly that length but I may cut it in half to root as I don't need it that tall. I'll just get busy.<br />Thanks for your help!Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12563520858961497842009-11-11T19:45:33.327-08:002009-11-11T19:45:33.327-08:00Kim:
They'll branch on their own, which will ...Kim:<br /><br />They'll branch on their own, which will help them fill in, but you have to give them a lot of light if you want them to branch a lot.<br /><br />The other thing is that I think the really full baskets are normally produced from a lot of cuttings in the same pot; i.e., you may have to keep taking cuttings and planting them with the original plant until you get a full pot. When mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-25722932990332085012009-11-11T18:00:17.103-08:002009-11-11T18:00:17.103-08:00Amazingly entertaining and informative post.
Sever...Amazingly entertaining and informative post.<br />Several months ago I stepped on a piece outside a flower shop and took the little stem home. Would you believe I was able to make several plant clippings off that little stem? Problem is, I can't get a full plant, I just get these long stems. What can I do to make it a little fuller, like a Pothos or my Heartleaf Philodendron? I know it's Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-24438815764599758432009-10-28T13:19:30.466-07:002009-10-28T13:19:30.466-07:00So glad I found your blog and this entry. I stole ...So glad I found your blog and this entry. I stole a snippet of WJ from a planter during lunch and put it in some water to root. One of my lunch companions is Jewish, and I was hoping hard he wouldn't ask me what the plant is called. It got me to wondering why it was named the Wandering Jew. I appreciate your insight, and your blow--you're funny and informative, and that's always a Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020986406730749423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-23193742713315833772008-10-26T15:43:00.000-07:002008-10-26T15:43:00.000-07:00Since writing this, I've been paying attention to ...Since writing this, I've been paying attention to where I find volunteer <I>Tradescantia</I>s in the greenhouse. Based on that, I think <I>T. fluminensis</I> sets seed fairly often but the other <I>Tradescantia</I>s we have (<I>pallida, zebrina, spathacea</I>) do not, whether they're capable of it or not. <A HREF="http://www.floridata.com/ref/T/trad_zeb.cfm" REL="nofollow">Floridata.com</A> says mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-83912745785685460452008-10-26T13:49:00.000-07:002008-10-26T13:49:00.000-07:00Tradescantia spathacea does flower and set seeds.J...Tradescantia spathacea does flower and set seeds.<BR/>Just google the name and<BR/>"invasive" to see the places in Florida (of course) it's spread to.<BR/>Chris in Arid AustinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-36745731329827488762008-09-25T19:14:00.000-07:002008-09-25T19:14:00.000-07:00You know, I've never liked this plant. I don't thi...You know, I've never liked this plant. I don't think it's pretty, and I never was able to keep the stems full and leafy. (I feel the same way about the jewel orchid Ludisia discolor.) And I've never had much patience with indoor plants that need a makeover every year or so. I stopped growing pilea for the same reason. Maybe if I didn't hate to repot so much, I would like them better!<BR/><BR/>ButAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-35989639188581377832008-09-25T09:01:00.000-07:002008-09-25T09:01:00.000-07:00I never understood what was supposed to be so bad ...I never understood what was supposed to be so bad about being cursed to live forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com