Tahitian bridal veil facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tahitian bridal veil
Scientific classification
Genus:	Gibasis
Species:	geniculata
Synonyms
Tradescantia kunthiana Seub. Tradescantia hypophaea K.Koch & C.D.Bouché Tradescantia geniculata kunthiana Tradescantia geniculata Jacq. Tradescantia floribunda Kunth Tradescantia effusa Mart. ex Schult.f. Tradescantia decumbens Klotzsch Tradescantia consanguinea Klotzsch ex C.B.Clarke Callisia diffusa Pohl ex Seub. Aneilema geniculata (Jacq.) Woodson Aneilema filipes Mart.

Gibasis geniculata, also known as Tahitian bridal veil, is a trailing plant in the family Commelinaceae that is native to the West Indies, southwest Texas, Argentina and Mexico.

Description

A creeping plant growing to 20cm or 50cm, it features thin stems and narrow green leaves that have a purple underside. Small and showy white flowers would appear in abundance over the plant in most part of the year.

Cultivation

Commonly grown as an ornamental plant in hanging baskets and as a groundcover, it flourishes in warmth and humidity, but it must be protected from direct sunshine and severe frost. It can readily root from cuttings.