Easy care
Purple Tradescantia
Tradescantia spp.
A fast-growing trailing plant with colourful, lance-shaped leaves.
Care notes by theboxerge Updated
About this plant
Tradescantia can soften a shelf edge or fill a hanging pot. Stems tend to lengthen quickly, so occasional trimming is useful for keeping the plant leafy and compact.
Care at a glance
- Light
- Medium to bright indirect light.
- Temperature
- 60-85 °F
- Watering
- Water as the upper compost starts drying; drain freely.
- Soil
- A draining houseplant mix in a container with open drainage holes.
Plan your care
Leave trailing stems room to grow without dragging across a desk or floor. Decide whether you want a long trailing outline or a fuller pot and trim selectively to maintain that shape.
If new growth stretches and the display becomes sparse, review light before simply cutting harder. A plant accustomed to indoor light should be introduced to stronger outdoor light gradually during suitable warm weather.
Growing tips
Provide good indirect light and check the compost before watering. Pinch or trim leggy stems above a leaf joint. Move an indoor plant into stronger outdoor light gradually during warm weather.
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