Tradescantia Purpusii / White Velvet Christmas cotton burrs are an excellent

cotton burrs are an excellent food source for the beneficial soil organisms that help to make nutrients available to plants

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the size of their flower makes up for that

Other birds make use of the moss that frequently hangs from the tree branches to construct nests

Tradescantia Purpusii / White Velvet Christmas cotton burrs are an excellentTradescantia Purpusii is also known as Tradescantia sillamontana, or White Velvet, a low maintenance plant with fuzzy, silver green leaves and bright magenta flowers. It needs bright, indirect light and should be watered when the top few inches of soil are dry, as it is drought tolerant but susceptible to root rot from overwatering. Its care is simple, though it can cause skin irritation, so it should be handled with gloves, and kept away from pets