Btw, congrats on your 9000th post!

I'd go for the dry one for the detail on the leaf.

that sit on top of the surface. It does on the bloom but the leaf absorbs it and fills in the texture. PO-TAY-TOE, PO-TA-TOE.

Wandering Jew, Walking Jew. Comes in two colors; green and purple. Named so for it's propensity to trail and sometimes show up in places away from the planting. Branches broken off will root wherever they fall if they contact bare earth. Was told the name came from the biblical story of Moses wandering in the wilderness.

I certainly did not intend any offense. But I've stepped on own shoelaces before . . .

I do prefer the first one, though. The textures show up more vividly without the drops.

But still, they are both nicely done!

Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort more commonly known as wandering jew or walking jew, a name it shares with the closely related species T. fluminensis and T. zebrina. Other common names include purple secretia, purple-heart, and purple queen. It is native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico.

The Latin specific epithet pallida means "pale".[6] The common name "wandering jew" may refer to a widespread myth of medieval origin.

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