Primarily useful for coastal restoration projects.

Informal shady semi-shady gardens.

This  little plant produces two flowers with ovaries that fuse into a single fruit. Typically grown as a curiosity. This is a very small plant that acts as a groundcover with the caveat that the plants are very small. Keep it in a natural forested setting or establish in such an area.

Very easily grown. Flowers are fairly small but very numerous. Plant on a trellis or fence.

Natural landscapes including meadows and butterfly gardens.

Toxic  to humans. and some animals. Specimen plant, foundation planting, screen.

The cells of the stamen hairs of some Tradescantia are colored blue, but when exposed to sources of ionizing radiation such as gamma rays, the cells mutate and change color to pink; they are one of the few tissues known to serve as an effective bioassay for ambient radiation levels. Border plantings.