on whether this refers to the fact that it can grow an inch a day, or that you only need an inch of stem to propagate it), “spiderwort,” or “wandering spiderwort” are also popular alternatives, though these are common names for other Tradescantia varieties, such as Tradescantia Nanouk...
Tradescantia nanouksports stunning green and pink stripes, with dark pink undersides. Tradescantia zebrina(shown here) has gorgeous green-and-purple foliage, glistening with bands of silver. 'Quadricolor'has striped leaves in green, silver, purple and pink. ...