Tradescantia sillamontana · Cobweb Spiderwort (variegated form)

The plant shows the characteristic trailing habit, fleshy ovate leaves, and fine white pubescence (giving a slightly fuzzy, cobwebbed appearance) typical of Tradescantia sillamontana. The small magenta-pink three-petaled flowers emerging from leaf axils are consistent with the genus Tradescantia, and specifically with T. sillamontana's flower color and size. The cream/white leaf margins suggest this is a variegated cultivar of the species rather than the plain gray-green wild type, which is a known horticultural variant. Alternatives to rule out would be Tradescantia fluminensis 'Variegata' or Callisia repens 'Pink Panther', which have similar variegation patterns and trailing habits, but typically lack the dense white hairiness seen on the stems and leaf surfaces here. A closer photo of the stem pubescence and leaf undersides would help confirm the dense wool-like hair coverage characteristic of true T. sillamontana versus the smoother leaves of those alternatives.

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