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title: "Hi! When I use my Planta app it says this is a Moses in the cradle,…"
description: "Hi! When I use my Planta app it says this is a Moses in the cradle, does that sounds right? Thank you for your help! ❤️"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/650899fd322754949918d3ac"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "MNLaura"
published: "2023-09-18T18:42:05.047Z"
language: "en"
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# Hi! When I use my Planta app it says this is a Moses in the cradle,…

_Posted by MNLaura on 2023-09-18_

Hi!

When I use my Planta app it says this is a Moses in the cradle, does that sounds right?  
Thank you for your help! ❤️

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/MIuMHpkDgk_vhNZohg7qiRO9Hh1HxF7JFbpRNoILhlY/11b7e382ba9041909fac65cf0c209716.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Pretty fly 4 a Cacti commented on 2023-09-18

Yes the official name is Tradescantia spathacea :)

#### MNLaura replied on 2023-09-18

Thank you!

#### Lucy Frü replied on 2023-09-21

Fantastic username, pretty fly! 🤣🤣🤣

### Lucy Frü commented on 2023-09-18

Yep, looks about right. If it’s not that cultivar exactly, it’s still a tradescantia with the same needs as a “boat lily.” You might play around with sunlight though since he looks light/variegated, so he may appreciate a little more sun than his more opaque brethren.

#### MNLaura replied on 2023-09-18

Thank you so much!

### Fern \<3 commented on 2023-09-18

Think so!

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