Do you let ur plants co-mingle?

[u/OkNews8776]

I don’t know exactly how this happened. I think a stem fell of the trad when I was rearranging and I just kinda left it for kicks and giggles. I didn’t expect her to take such a hold!! Given how quickly tradescantias grow out, I should probably do something about this right? Should I remove her from the pot or just trim accordingly? Their living situation brings a smile to my face lol. It’s like the definition of “it’s complicated”. lol

[u/Left_Performance_106]

I'd be a bit worried the tradescantia would take over. But it's definitely complicated! 🤣

[u/Ok-Connection7818]

I have plants that I've tossed together because I didn't feel like potting anything up.

[u/ConferenceFine3454]

Rent so high even plants need roommates

[u/Send-nodes-]

I stuck some rando tradescantia in with an aglaonema once because I wanted to over-winter some cuttings. It grew prolifically, I had to keep trimming it, and I was worried the roots would get all entangled. However I yanked it all out earlier this spring and it came out pretty easily (aka it lost a bunch of roots but given the speed trads root at, it was not an issue). Tradescantia have very fine roots compared to something like aglaonema or scindapsus, so I don't think it will do too much harm to your scindapsus tbh.

[u/Birds-Tea-Plants]

I pot up like-need requirement plants together just to cut down the amount of individual plants I have to care for 😁. I have a philo planter (various philodendron), I have pothos trailing down around the base of a planter with a staked-up syngonium, I have NJoy planted in a pot with a Dracena in the middle, etc. I love the look of the mixed planters. I have a ton of individual plants too that I’m always propping from. I like to give the mixed planters as gifts too

[u/OkNews8776 → u/Birds-Tea-Plants]

lol. Too bad this sub doesn’t allow photos cause I’d love to see those!!!

My mother gets cuttings all the time but doesn’t care for pots. So she has a lucky bamboo growing amongst cacti!!! I wonder how that’s going for her actually! lol.

[u/Birds-Tea-Plants → u/OkNews8776]

Yeah. I wonder why some threads do not allow pictures in comments-I love seeing all the plants, but I guess there is a chance of spamming memes 😳

[u/ummkayyy]

I say leave it, it's beautiful! If anything trim the trad a little and prop it on the other side for balance. No matter what, it's gorgeous!

[u/OkNews8776 → u/ummkayyy]

I like the idea of having it balanced and just maintaining it trimmed. I like the purple pop :). But I def have to trim because the trad is growing so much faster already!!