How to Care for Tradescantia albiflora 'Nanouk' | Houseplant Care Tips

[@user-do2pd7ez7b]

I purchased 2 potted Nanoks several weeks ago. They sit in front of my kitchen window and are thriving very well. One thing concerning the bruising on the leaves is they don't like water on theirs leaves. That's why they bruise. So, when I water them I make sure that no water touches the plants leaves. However, it is a beautiful plant. Thank you.

[@emptynestgardens9057]

I think rain water might be OK because I just recently bought this plant at an outdoor garden Centre here in Zone 5 Canada. I didnt know anything about it and planted outside into a Planter that gets morning sun until 11am. I've had it 1 month was in a 3" pot and it's already doubled in size and one stem is even working on a flower. Not a bruise to be seen on any leaves. We just had a torrential storm, I'm worried bruises might show up now though.

[@jeffreyoneill2625]

Hi there, I have been growing these for a while now and you are right the more light they have the brighter the colours , also I find if you take cuttings just put them into compost instead of water they will root quicker and I find make a better plant , and your plant will send out new shoots where you have taken the cutting , great video well done regards Jeff.

[@amyadwan]

Hello! Thank you so much for the lovely comment Jeff I appreciate it. Indeed they love the extra light! That’s a great tip, I haven’t actually tried rooting in soil with this one yet 👏🏼 Hope it continues growing well for you!

[@anniefraser2599]

Agreed, they do bruise easily. Mine has two leaves hanging on edge and they bruised right at those points. Thank you for your info!

[@amyadwan]

Yes it’s quite annoying sometimes isn’t it! No problem, thank you for watching and leaving a comment 🥰✨

[@MileyPit]

Girl, you're a Queen 😘 Watching one of your videos for the first time ❤

[@amyadwan]

Oh thank you so much Queen 🥹 Hope you enjoyed! 🌱

[@dracula666dracula666]

Whoa, beside the very informational content you put here, I cant take my eyes off of you. You are naturelly beautiful, nothing artificial, its rare these days

[@amyadwan]

Haha thank you for the compliment!

[@brendahart646]

I love my plant like this I started out with 2 small notches now I have a hanging basket full. I keep adding to my plant to make it real full one of my favorites.

[@amyadwan]

Wow fantastic well done 👏🏼 Such a beautiful plant when it’s full ✨

[@pammccloud7860]

I love my plant like this. Thanks for all the helpful suggestions

[@mandidc9975]

This is the best care guide I've found. I've looked obsessively on Google and social media. I just skimmed about 4 videos before clicking yours, and just new, this is the one. Thank you for this!!

[@amyadwan]

Awh thank you so much for taking the time to let me know!! I’m so happy it was useful for you and best of luck with growing this lovely plant 🤍✨🙏🏼

[@toniasfusion2797]

Yes nanouck is beautiful and the leaves are like succulents. I have had that plant for three years more and it gives me flowers as well

[@amyadwan]

Yes I agree! So nice you got flowers too ☺️

[@veroniquesevigny829]

I love this plant so much that I've already given two cuttings! This beauty has to shared! :) Great video! xx

[@amyadwan]

Ah that’s lovely and I agree! Such a beautiful way to pass it around. Thank you & glad you enjoyed ☺️✨🌻

[@MariahMaple]

I'm so excited for mine to arrive, thank you for the wonderful video! :)

[@amyadwan]

Excited for you too! Enjoy it and thank you 🥰✨

[@Dave-yq5wh]

Hi Amy, Just bought this plant, I live in Maryland USA. I really like your info , and hope I have the the same results . Thanks Dave.🙂

[@amyadwan]

Hi Dave, best of luck with your new plant! Hope it thrives for you 🥳 Thanks for watching 🙏🏼

[@bonniemccormack1361]

Thanks so much for such an informative video. I rescued this plant from an elderly client and I am trying to revive it. She said I can keep a slip of it. I’m so excited so see where I get with it.

[@amyadwan]

You are so welcome Bonnie I’m really glad it helped! Best of luck with it I hope it thrives for you ✨

[@ArtistryByN8UR]

I think your Chanel deserves so much more attention. By luck I discovered your chanel because I have a pilea glauca and there was not much information on that plant on KZbin or online that worked for me, and I’m glad I did. I’m still struggling with the plant, and actually just about lost it all, but I have just a little more than a few “plugs” left, so we will have to wait and see how that turns out. What happened was that the plant was gifted to me by my sister back in novemeber, but my conditions were very different, and it looked great and thriving at first but I completely killed the whole lot but there were just about 5 tips still remaining so I did what I could to try and keep it alive, and I’ve been trying to figure it out still. Thanks for all advice

[@amyadwan]

Awh thank you so much Sarah! I’m glad you enjoyed and hope the video helped you in some way 🌱 Best of luck with it! Hope it goes well. I have also just moved so I understand a big change in conditions can be hard 😂

[@allenpost3616]

Spiderworts are, all of them are some of the most prolific and easy to propagate plants I have come across. I started some for the first time less than a month ago from wet stick cuttings I ordered from ebay. A lot of nine, I just jabbed them all together into a 6" pot of damp soil. Every one of them has now fully established and is already in need of pinching back to encourage branching to make for a fuller pot. They really are quite remarkable and pleasing on the eye as well with their leaves that sparkle in the sun.

[@amyadwan]

Couldn’t be more true! So much so that I ended up giving this beautiful plant away - it literally grew too fast and out of control for me I couldn’t possibly have the space for it, and had cut it back too many times to count 🤣 Such a pleasure and a rewarding grower though. Indeed such special leaves too!!

[@christmasmorning7685]

Your plant is giving me hope. I need to get my light and water requirements down. Thanks, beautiful plant 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@amyadwan]

Awh I’m glad it is! You can get there for sure, thanks for watching ✨🍃

[@marianagregorova24]

I really liked your video, it's not cheesy and theatrical as other youtubers tend to be, especially women...your voice is really pleasant to listen to, your speech is very nice and natural, you are very likeable. Thank you, I really look forward to seeing your other videos :) by the way, I do have a tradescantia nanouk and I love it :)

[@amyadwan]

Awh thank you so much for this lovely comment!! 🥰 So nice of you to say all of that I appreciate it. I’m really glad you enjoyed the video, and welcome! ☺️🤍🌱

[@marianagregorova24]

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[@laurasells4614]

Hi! They're my favorite plant to grow! I'm sure you've figured this out by now, but the brown spots can also be from water drops. They love humidity, but they will get brown water marks.

[@amyadwan]

Hello! Yes I definitely found that out afterwards 🤣 unfortunately it also just grew too fast for me so I no longer have it in my collection. However, such a rewarding grower as well!

[@jerrysgarden6579]

Stunning plant 🌱 I am getting know her too at the moment as she took off 😂. It’s stunning plant 🌱 great video

[@amyadwan]

Isn’t she so striking! Such a lovely feeling watching it take off, I love how bushy it is naturally 🥺🥰 Thanks so much Jerry 🙏🏼✨🤍

[@berenicehickey9755]

I grow this here in Singapore.Lots of light and humidity here! Great vid.I subbed.

[@amyadwan]

Sounds like wonderful conditions! 😌 Thank you so much 🙏🏼✨

[@priscillarojas1040]

I got myself one 2 days ago and was looking up care tips. Your video is very helpful. I was unsure as to what fertilizer I should get for it. Which fertilizer do you use and about how much do you dilute it with water? Great video! ☺💖

[@amyadwan]

Thank you and I’m glad the video was helpful! 🥰 I use a range of organic fertilisers and still testing out which is my favourite. The one I’m using now is an seaweed fertiliser and I will generally dilute it a bit more than what it says on the packaging 👍🏼

[@Daisy.florina]

That is because is happy is in the best position.

[@amyadwan]

Yes I think so 🥰✨

[@toriandtilly]

I recently got this as a single cutting and it has really started to shoot up and get taller. I have tried to gently tug on it to make sure it is rooting and its not going anywhere! I can't wait for it to really start going

[@amyadwan]

Awh amazing!! I’m sure it will take off for you. I originally got mine from a tiny pot so it really does grow fast once it gets going 🤣

[@cheperubio9624]

Hello you do great job with your plants, I do have many plants they are growing bigger too.

[@amyadwan]

Hello! Thank you so much ✨ Well done for growing yours as well 🥰

[@Dave-yq5wh]

Amy, Your plant grows to one side, I find if you rotate the plant every now and again it will follow the source of light. Funny, I dated a girl named Amy, who looked exactly like you, LOL! Dave

[@amyadwan]

Hi Dave - yes that’s a great tip! Rotation usually does do the trick 🙏🏼 Haha maybe she was my long lost twin!

[@jimstarmarak9092]

It's beautiful.

[@amyadwan]

I agree! ☺️

[@samiransarkar8196]

Have a great Sunday beautiful

[@amyadwan]

Thank you Samiran!

[@katetamsyn]

I love the nanouk - the colours are so gorgeous. About a month ago I took a cutting from my big plant and added it to my collection of lechuza pon experiments that I’m playing around with at the moment. It has grown amazingly well with no awkward transition and the tiny cutting has almost filled the 4 inch pot I put it in. I would definitely agree with your comments about the light - my two definitely do better with more light. Better growth and more/deeper pink 😍

[@amyadwan]

It’s so striking isn’t it 🥰 Wow I haven’t tried pon at all yet, how are you finding it? I’m only just trying out some leca experiments myself now, late to the party 😂 I love the way it fills out the pot itself 🥺 Yesss and I love the deeper pink!!

[@katetamsyn]

@@amyadwan I haven’t tried Leca at all, I’d give it a try but there are only so many things I can experiment with at one time! So far I’m actually really happy with pon, it’s really easy to manage and almost everything has been growing super well. The only thing that struggled is my maranta cuttings but they are now starting to look better so I will see what happens in the next couple of weeks. If pon does well, I can see that it would be a very low maintenance way of having plants but I don’t feel comfortable moving established plants over yet - so far only cuttings.

[@sneezyIce]

I got one for a steal, being my first tradescentia. I was afraid the nanouk wouldn't be able to trail being such a sturdy vine. Seeing yours gives me hope! It is gorgeous!

[@amyadwan]

So did I actually! I think the tiny cutting I got was around 4 euro 🤭 It’s definitely surprised me with it’s good growth, I hope yours does just as well! Thanks for watching ✨

[@noahlipham6252]

Yes! I hate how easy it is to break/damage leaves.

[@amyadwan]

Indeed it is a bit annoying 😬

[@kates4684]

I've noticed some brown spots on mine, and it cannot be due to disturbing it or accidentally hitting it😏 cause of where it's growing, it has got plenty of light and I'm not over watering it either. Didn't find an answer to my problem in your video😏

[@amyadwan]

Sorry to hear you are experiencing this problem! With mine it stopped after being careful not to bruise the leaves. I only speak on my experience of the plant. Maybe try to look into bacterial / fungal issues

[@WendySS22]

I have a few flowers right now. Cute little things Is there an update for this video? If not it would be nice to see😊

[@amyadwan]

Ah amazing! I never got it to flower in the end. Unfortunately by now I gave the plant away, it was getting way too big for my space. I found it just grew too fast for me 🤣 So sorry no update!

[@WendySS22]

@@amyadwan hope that happens for me! Lol I’m propagating and all are doing so well except the ones with the flowers. Quite a bit slower. I don’t want to clip them though 🥴

[@candel4043]

I see mine gets dried crisp leaves. What do you do when that happens?

[@stephaniewilliams8561]

I did get mine to flowers.

[@amyadwan]

Lucky you! 🎉

[@peggymalabuyoc9150]

Excellent care video. Many thanks for the information on brown spots. Mine has a few and I could not figure out what had caused them. You’ve been very helpful and I appreciate it! Take care and happy growing!! 👏🌿🥰💚

[@amyadwan]

Thank you Peggy! I’m really glad it helped and wish you the best of luck with this beautiful plant, hope it grows well for you 😍 Happy growing to you too! ✨🤍🙌🏼

[@cyn6095]

I thought it was from water touching the leaves! This is complete news to me, thank you!

[@ruthstevens3720]

Hi Amy! I love your channel and love so much your plants! I have a nanouk which I propagated. My question is… do you think putting it in pon soil and a self watering pot will hurt it or not? Thank you so much for your informative videos! 🥰🪴🌿

[@amyadwan]

Hi Ruth! Thank you so much for the support I really appreciate it 🙌🏼 I haven’t tried Pon myself but I know a lot of people love it and have great success! I think it’s no harm to experiment and don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work ☺️

[@ciraavendano7633]

When is the best time to propagate this plant ? I have one that is almost gone , but I want to do whatever possible to save it

[@laReina.crimson]

I’m in an apartment with a couple north facing windows and a couple south. The south ones are blocked by a large building in the back so don’t get a lot of light anyway. Where do you think this plant would do best? I know you said quite a bit more light so I’m thinking the south window but maybe a foot or two away? Thanks for the advice!

[@amyadwan]

Yes I think you’re right, try it a bit back from the south window! It’s hard to know how much is blocked by buildings but with any of my plants I will just try it out and see how the plant reacts. Just keep monitoring it to see how it does 🙏🏼

[@YumBonBon]

​@reneeterry-newman9514How far away do you think the bulb should be from plant? I don't want to burn the leaves.

[@YumBonBon]

@reneeterry-newman9514 thanx

[@SharonCullenArt]

I love my Tradescantia Nanouk also. I’m in love 🥰 but I do have a question about your white caladium in the background. I had beautiful plants last summer that I grew outside. I had many different colors. But I thought they were all dying in the fall (I brought them in before it got cold) and found out from everything I read is that they go dormant when the days get shorter. So they all died off. I know you can keep your bulbs over winter and regrow, but I have bad luck storing bulbs. So are you able to keep yours alive year round? I can see it probably isn’t as mature as mine were. They were huge filling 12” pots.

[@amyadwan]

It’s really a beautiful plant 😍 So last winter I did actually store the bulbs of my Caladium Red flash and planted it up in spring. The rest of my caladium I bought as bulbs earlier this year. I find that around October the red flash did look like it was dying off - leaves constantly flopped etc. I chopped it back to soil level and overwintered the bulbs, taking them out of the soil, keeping them dry and in a brown paper bag indoors. It seemed to work for me 🤷🏼‍♀️ But indeed mine are quite small compared to others!

[@gmcris5014]

I just store my caladium in the same pot after it goes dormant. When Spring comes, I just put the pot in full sun until the first leaf pops up then move it to a brightly lit area. I never take the bulbs out of the soil.

[@annbrewer-smith8075]

Please can you tell me the name of the heart shaped white plant with the pink veins in the background ?

[@amyadwan]

It’s a Caladium fiesta 😍✨

[@prescilladeochand2048]

what would it mean if the leaves are curling under and kind of soft/drooping?

[@amyadwan]

This could mean that the plant is thirsty - but if you have watered / the soil is wet it could be a sign of root rot. I would check the roots first - if all is good with them I would explore other issues like maybe pests!

[@duncanpage1556]

Great vid! do i hear a little Newfy accent? lol Hello from Alberta

[@amyadwan]

Thank you! 🥰 And nope! All Irish here, but they are similar in ways I think 😂 hello and welcome!

[@carmelitamadera]

I replant it and i accidently cut some of the roots can it be okay I put her in direct sunlight

[@amyadwan]

Sounds like it should be okay! Mine was okay with some direct light, but I live in ireland so it isn’t that strong. You can try it but just monitor, not sure where you are in the world but if sun is strong just be careful ☺️

[@elenavidal9092]

In regards to its wandering growth...is it ok to place stakes in the pot and attached them with small clips? this will make it grow more vertically. I am currently attempting this, but not sure if it will hurt the plant. She has some bruising as you mentioned, but not much at all. Thoughts?

[@amyadwan]

It’s not something I’ve ever tried with this plant but definitely give it a go! It shouldn’t hurt the plant as long as you are patient and slow with each movement, just guide it gently and give it time to adjust. This is how I approach using branches with any plants! Let me know if it works out for you 👌🏼

[@povthidachannel4843]

I have one but not easy to take care .

[@amyadwan]

I hope it gets better for you! 🙏🏼

[@YumBonBon]

I got a starter believe in a 2" or 4" pot in the mail, had 2 stems but down to one and it doesn't seem to want to grow😢 I have a grow lightbulb over it inside a cabinet.

[@user-bf3im1hi2i]

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[@amyadwan]

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[@kendravoracek3636]

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[@amyadwan]

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[@heliotropezzz333]

How do you water it without bruising it? I've just got one. I notice that the leaves cover so much of the top of the pot that it deflects water off the leaves onto the surrounding area. Would you move the leaves or water from below?

[@amyadwan]

Personally I just try to find a spot between the leaves, without moving them, where I can get the water in but I know that’s hard when it’s full! I usually don’t move them aside. Sticking the pot under the shower also works. You could definitely water it from bottom up as well though if you’re finding that difficult.

[@heliotropezzz333]

@@amyadwan Thanks. I like the shower idea. I'll try that.

[@heliotropezzz333]

@Renee Terry Thanks

[@crochetandbits8439]

Hey! Found your channel and noticed you're Irish too! Where did you get your Coco coir? I couldn't find any so I ended up getting peat moss instead

[@amyadwan]

Hello fellow irish!! I got mine online from nufields, they are irish and delivery is fast in my experience 😁

[@crochetandbits8439]

@@amyadwan thank you so much! Will have to check them out definitely 😊

[@idiosyncraticgirl1]

Beautiful plant. I can hear your music and see that your are talking but I cannot hear anything you say. Did you mute?

[@amyadwan]

Hey! Sorry to hear that you are having issues - I’ve listened back and not sure as I can hear myself talk just fine, could you let me know if it’s still happening or where it is in the video? Thank you ✨

[@idiosyncraticgirl1]

@@amyadwan I can hear you now.

[@amyadwan]

Great - thanks for letting me know!

[@heatherdonahue2777]

I notice yours has small brown spots . Mine does well, any idea what causes them? Mine is thriving otherwise.

[@amyadwan]

Yes indeed, I think I explain in the video but brown spots can be many things of course! In my case they were getting bruised from me brushing past / when watering etc. It could also be from over/under watering as well though!

[@carolinesimon270]

I believe the brown marks are caused by water being left on the leaves. I use a watering can with a long spout, so I can get below the foliage on my nanouk. If by chance I still see some droplets on the leaves I use kitchen paper to dry them. It’s the same for the tradescantia zebrina which I also have, don’t leave any water on the leaves and the plants will maintain their beauty 😀

[@insomniablabber]

How did you get yours to trail down? Or after some time do the upright stems get weighted down? I got it to be somewhat of a trailer plant, but mine is sticking upright. I thought it was the lighting, but its not leggy its lush and I even placed a grow light underneath it. Its healthy, but its staying upright....

[@amyadwan]

Hmm I’m not too sure with this one! I would assume it’s something to do with the light as I do find mine will grow towards the strongest light source. I didn’t try to arrange mine in any way and yes over time it just started growing over the pot, which is quite tall now. It has since been moved below a window and is now growing more vertically? So I would suggest playing with where the light source is strongest if you haven’t done that already 🤞🏼

[@insomniablabber]

@@amyadwan thank you so much for replying I wasn’t expecting a reply! Loved your video thank you!

[@starfishinamber]

I have my Tradescantia on a wide shallow pot. I make new cuttings root sideways, then make them trail in that direction. Problem is they reeeeally enjoy that and you'll soon have a web of stems in growing season so if you want it to look good you need to check it out every couple of weels and cut where you see it starting to get messy haha.

[@insomniablabber]

@@starfishinamber thank you for the tip!

[@Level1Hera]

I can't get mine to grow upright! It's constantly reaching out and down. I didn't know there WAS an upright habit! The Nanook are endless trouble for me. 😩

[@llovestar225]

What is the name of the plant on the shelf that is heart shaped with red growing on the veins?

[@amyadwan]

It’s a Caladium fiesta 🥰✨

[@llovestar225]

@@amyadwan thank you. I just found you 👍❤️

[@MariahMaple]

@@amyadwan Your Caladium Fiesta plant is gorgeous. Where did you get yours? Do you have a care tips video for that plant as well? I love your videos.

[@MountainsnVallies]

Mine just won’t grow!😢

[@amyadwan]

Ah I’m sorry to hear this! If you can control them, play around with your conditions and see if it changes. You can move to a higher light area if available to you 🙏🏼

[@pottyplotter2462]

Oh if you could see mine you'd weep 😂

[@amyadwan]

Hahaha I hope it improves for you! 🙏🏼🤞🏼

[@OlyAndKatie]

The Tradescantia Nanouk has become my all-time favorite plant. It seems very hardy and it's a fast grower. May I mention that you are pronouncing tradescantia incorrectly ...tia is pronounced ...chia

[@amyadwan]

It’s such a good grower! Mine is almost getting too big for my space now 😂 Thanks for letting me know!

[@harishmohan225]

Hey whats the time now

[@amyadwan]

Hi Harish - it’s 7.55 here!

[@narinderjaswal6796]

Do u Bottom water it ?

[@amyadwan]

No I water it from the top! I do this with all my soil plants ☺️

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