Other common names
boat lily, Christ in the manger, cradle lily, men in a boat, Moses in his cradle, Moses in the bulrushes, Moses in the cradle, Moses on a raft, prayer plant, purple-leaved spiderwort, three men in a boat
Synonyms
Rhoeo discolor
Rhoeo spathacea
Conservatory Greenhouse Houseplants
An evergreen perennial to 30cm, forming a clump of rosettes of narrowly lance-shaped, dark green leaves, deep purple beneath, to 30cm in length; axillary clusters of small white flowers with leaf-like purple bracts
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Sand, Loam
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres