Flowers range in color from purple to rose-red, and occasionally white, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops.
The sepals bear both glandular and non-glandular hairs, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
Leaves 7-25cm long, 5-15mm wide (narrower than opened flattened sheath), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Densely hairy, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
There is some question about the validity of this species, per Weakley's Flora.
Tradescantia spathes are paired, terminate stem, and resemble foliage leaves, per Weakley's Flora.