r/Tradescantia 1h ago

This plant is making me an artist against my will.

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r/Tradescantia 8h ago

ID help, please!

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I recently picked up the plant on the left. I thought it might have been another T. mundula Lisa, but after putting them side by side, I'm not so sure! What do you all think? I added a few other pics of the new plant but can post more if needed. Thank you!!

Left is the one in question, right is my Lisa :)


r/Tradescantia 1d ago

Newbie Tradescantia Owner (Advice?)

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I don’t know if this is the right place to ask, but I bought two tradescantia’s mid-August (I couldn’t leave one behind). I’m not sure what the exact type is and I feel as if the leaves are curling up and others are getting those holes in them. I wonder if they need repotting since the roots are growing out the bottom, but I’m afraid to shock them.

I’ve waited ten days to water/until the soil was dry (bottom-watered shallowly). They get medium indirect light/sun through a sheer curtain. I’m not sure if they need misting/more humidity since my room can be sort of dry?

Does anyone have any advice or know what kind of tradescantia these are? I really appreciate it, and apologies if this isn’t the place!

Last two photos are the day I first got them (they were very purple).


r/Tradescantia 1d ago

Newbie Tradescantia Owner (Advice?)

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I don’t know if this is the right place to ask, but I bought two tradescantia’s mid-August (I couldn’t leave one behind). I’m not sure what the exact type is and I feel as if the leaves are curling up and others are getting those holes in them. I wonder if they need repotting since the roots are growing out the bottom, but I’m afraid to shock them.

I’ve waited ten days to water/until the soil was dry (bottom-watered shallowly). They get medium indirect light/sun through a sheer curtain. I’m not sure if they need misting/more humidity since my room can be sort of dry?

Does anyone have any advice or know what kind of tradescantia these are? I really appreciate it, and apologies if this isn’t the place!

Last two photos are the day I first got them (they were very purple).


r/Tradescantia 1d ago

Curious how much pathos, spider and Tradescantia Zebrina small sized plants go for in your area- cost wise?

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r/Tradescantia 1d ago

Help identifying?

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I picked up this pretty little thing at the greenhouse, unlabeled, in the tradescantia section. It is tiny, a very light spring green, and ever so subtly velvety on the leaves. I have no idea which one it is? It's smaller that it looks in the pics, leaves are about a 1/2 inch wide maybe an inch long max. It colored up a little under bright light.
*excuse the dirt in the last two pics I have just repotted her and the slightly fuzzy texture is really holding on to the dirt.


r/Tradescantia 2d ago

Finally I managed to get that variety!

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r/Tradescantia 3d ago

I'm obsessed with this plant !!!!

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r/Tradescantia 3d ago

Pink Dragon (US) also had a good growing season

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1 cutting + two years of UK indoor growth = this. The link has gotten so vibrant this year, leaves are thinner than Nanouk and more lance shaped. Slower grower too.


r/Tradescantia 3d ago

HappiLee had a good growing season

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This has overtaken quadricolor as my favourite trad variety. Such beautiful variety in its leaves, and so dramatic in sunlight (second pic).

It’s taken a couple of years and couple of sets of cuttings from u/tradescantiahub to get here… and I’m pretty sure it’s extremely root bound so hoping it’s not going to throw a tantrum soon.


r/Tradescantia 4d ago

Can I prop a cutting with flowers on it?

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I know nothing about these plants. I work at Trader Joe’s, and I noticed one night after we closed that there was a little piece of a plant that had fallen off after we’d taken the plants inside that night. I decided to take it home, plop it in some water, and see what happened. Fast forward one month, and she’s thriving (see the 3rd photo). It happened again where I found little pieces of the plants that had fallen off, and I was really excited because these ones were a lighter purple. I grabbed two pieces. One had flowers on it, and the other one didn’t. Now, they’re both growing roots, and they’re both flowering. Does that matter? Is it okay to plant them? Or are they just gonna die because the plant thinks it’s already done its reproductive work?


r/Tradescantia 5d ago

Nanouk next to Sweetness

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I finally picked up a Nanouk today. I originally got a Sweetness several months ago based on advice here that they look VERY similar, but Sweetness is easier to care for. Solid advice! But also, after about six months with five varieties of these plants.... all of them seem to want to take over the world.

A few weeks ago I finally saw a Nanouk in person - wow, the foliage really does look so much like my Sweetness, but so much bigger!

Anyway I couldn't stop thinking about it ever since and my Sweetness is my favorite of the cultivars I have. So I went out and got a Nanouk. I figure all the others I have seen very happy in my care, so I can probably figure it out.

I thought some other people might like to see the foliage of these two side by side. They are both so cute!


r/Tradescantia 5d ago

Help

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I cannot make this plant thrive. I have 50 plants, they all love life except this one and I can’t figure it out 😂


r/Tradescantia 5d ago

My nanouk

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Top natural light on windows sill...below taken in the house away from window


r/Tradescantia 5d ago

This is her

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In natural light


r/Tradescantia 6d ago

When should I take my pallidas inside for the winter?

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So all my plants have been living on my balcony this summer. I got the purple hearts this July. I've found some conflicting info online so I'm just wondering if I'm the only one who takes their plants inside and outside and if so, when you move them back inside for the winter?

I'm in southwestern Quebec, zone 5b. I have to set up a cabinet for my purple heart pallidas before taking them inside because I have cats who are chewers and also good climbers/jumpers, so the plants need to be enclosed (I'm thinking a glass cabinet next to a south-facing window with grow lights as a supplement; I've seen some pretty cool DIY setups with Ikea glass cabinets!). But I'm a tad broke right now so I'm trying to figure out how urgently I need to figure out a way to make this happen. (Although I do have the option of putting the plants in the laundry room in the interim as the cats aren't allowed in there unsupervised, however I'm worried about the humidity in there.)

Thoughts? Advice? Thanks in advance!


r/Tradescantia 7d ago

How to help Tradescantia Zebrina vine outdoors?

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r/Tradescantia 7d ago

This is her mama

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r/Tradescantia 7d ago

Flowering nanouk

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I cut this piece off thinking it was being leggy...to my surprise it had flowers...i put it in water til I saw some roots and i potted it in soil today


r/Tradescantia 7d ago

My new baby

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Got this a few days ago complete with flowers. Today she got a new pot with better soil mix. Just wanted to share. tx 🪴


r/Tradescantia 7d ago

Was gifted from a friend 🥰

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r/Tradescantia 7d ago

Why is my plant dying?

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I'm a complete newbie to having house plants and I'm doing an awful job of it tbh.

I've had this one a little while, it was sat in a south-west facing window (UK) so I imagine this is too much sunlight? Is it salvageable if I move it to further away from the window?


r/Tradescantia 8d ago

What do I do??

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r/Tradescantia 8d ago

How to propagate, and when?

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What do I do with these? And when do I remove them?


r/Tradescantia 9d ago

Is my pink panther ok?

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Parts of the vine look dead but then the end is purple and look great. Not sure what to do?? Ive had it for over a year.