I Stopped Killing My Tradescantia Once I Learned This

Why your Tradescantia often looks terrible and what you can do to make it look awesome!
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[@Helenwyatt7]

Oh is this the case with all plants about watering? I always read that you should water a plant right through? Should I be watering all of my plants from the bottom because I have lots of little flies I can’t seem to get rid of!

[@Helenwyatt7]

Oh never mind I’ve just seen your amazingly helpful video on bottom watering at the end! I don’t know why but I’m getting the giggles every time I say bottom watering 😂such a child haha

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@Helenwyatt7 😂😂

[@CarlaQuattlebaum]

@@Helenwyatt7 That's a good reason right there to water from the bottom, unless you have a few geckos who can control that problem.

[@Digitalhunny]

​@@Helenwyatt7 YOU are 110% correct! I sincerely find that most people _always_ under waters their plants! I have a lucky bamboo that is 26 YEARS old & she's doing great,. She lives in rarely changed regularly topped up water. TBH, I only seem to know how to grow monster sized plants by ignoring the normal suggestions. Like plant/ pot size & watering times. I always WAY up size my plant's pots & water much more often with WAY less water. I like to keep the top of the soil looking moist but, fully _knowing_ that my plants aren't wet, wet. If you understand what I';m saying than you too most likely have huge happy plants that are _just_ really happy. If you know, you KNOW, ya know? 😂😂​

[@UwU-Crew]

Metalhead here; I’d just like to say that the pit is much less terrifying than the state of my tradescantias 😅

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Haha like it!

[@yoshiontheloose]

🤣 same

[@megyarbrough1431]

This comment made me laugh!! I’d much rather be in the pit than dealing with my inchplant being such a drama Queen!! 🙄

[@Nutellix]

LMAOOOO 💀

[@JuniperDenn]

This comment gave me MUCH joy 😂😂❤

[@KikiO_1221]

Finally, i know why they hate me! Mine always looked like the girl from the Ring crawling out of the well.

[@andyandbee]

LMFAO! 🤣😂😄

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😂

[@rubygalvan8376]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nathanlamberth7631]

I have struggled so much to keep this plant alive. Imagine my pain when it turns out this plant grows out of control elsewhere

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sometimes it does 😅

[@dana102083]

I'm in dry Canadian climate and it loves my south facing window and watering usually every other day thru winter..and it stayed purple ewvwn in low winter sun! No humidity here..but have to deal with some brown but not nearly as bad as this video! I used promising hp for soil and add seaweed mix to feed and its sending shoots like crazy.. keep trying!! ❤

[@FreedomNurse]

😩😩😩

[@jamesa7506]

I made the mistake/learning experience by taking a couple of stems of this plant from a friend's yard and planting them in a small bare spot on the side of my house, and within 2-3 years both sides of my house and nearly all of the backyard was covered by it! At first I was fascinated by the fact that I could take a pile of the trimmings and just toss them wherever I liked and it would just take off! What started as ignorant bliss quickly turned into an overwhelming nuisance. A very resilient plant that I still find traces of around my house after several years of digging up ,spraying, and regretting the day I brought those couple of stems home!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Wow that's a sobering story. They really are a pest in some areas!

[@jackiewhitney5031]

Horrible! Talk about a prolific weed......yikes! I think I'll pass on this so called houseplant. I like plants but not that much...wow! Thanks for sharing this!

[@kyroc1403]

That's kind of hilarious.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@DraconisWitch can't imagine a climate like that. Is this in the US?

[@meganpahl3612]

oh my gosh! Send them to me!!!

[@lizzibrown5745]

Every article I read always said to keep the soil moist, and I could never understand why I could never get it to grow well or why I had so many problems on top of the problems the species itself already had. Eventually I just started neglecting it because I was so fed up and lo and behold, it's starting to do great now and I actually enjoy looking at it!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it's finally giving you joy 😁

[@sandy_carpetsthesecond5013]

Don't keep it super moist. The plant does like moisture, but I do find it likes to dry out a bit. They have a similar care type to spider plants, in my experience.

[@lindaschad9734]

I've found that benign neglect works better for most houseplants, rather than fussing over them. You are absolutely right!

[@DracaliaRay]

I’m so glad I’ve neglected mine from the start! Mine’s about a year old and I haven’t struggled with it yet! It’s as bushy and beautiful as the day I bought it, which is a lot more than I can say for most of my other plants 😂

[@jennprescott2757]

@@lindaschad9734 that’s also the way to keep fungus gnats at bay. Water way less often.

[@ta8905]

I had a friend that grew a Tradescantia Zebrina. She placed it in front of the south facing patio door in a hanging basket - it grew so profusely that she had to cut the stems when they were laying on the floor. She did this every couple of weeks or so!! It was thick (even the stems growing to the floor). It was absolutely beautiful!!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds like a beast!

[@milkisobel]

one is growing in a retail shop showcase in my hometown from ceiling to the floor, it's like a waterfall and when i asked the vendor about the secret of this extraordinary specimen "i don't know i pour water from time to time" so it seems that a retailshop with aircon and blasting heater in winter, in a city at the german border with no other care is a delight for tradescantia. Unnecessary to say that mine is languishing.

[@randihardy6642]

Wow, i was doing literally everything wrong! Im excited to fix my mistakes

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

👍👍

[@breadgirl9806]

Same! I’m so good at outdoor plants and cursed with indoor plants. Now, I know my plant is a diva who wants to conquer the world and has a very specific set of needs. I can deal with that. 😂

[@sabrinae486]

Successfully grew my tradescantia zebrina from a tiny nothing cutting to a three thriving established pots that have flowered! The biggest thing was once I introduced grow lights; it went from zero to one hundred. I've got stems happily growing in water that have flowered too. I bottom water once the soil has dried out. They've all got huge leaves and strong stems. I also try to feed stems back into the pot to strengthen it. I've had no brown leaves or issues for months. Hope that helps anyone else! Thanks for the video!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds great 👍 Amazing what you can end up from one cutting of this plant

[@lizr1441]

You are so right about the grow lights. I got a 45W panel for my plants last week and they are all benefiting but especially the zabrina. She is loving it! 🪴 ❤💡

[@Nicky1026]

Found one that was mostly dead at a garden center, I mainly just wanted the plastic hanging pot to use for a different plant that I had. Since the plant was dying they let me just buy it for $1. I did take some cuttings to propagate before throwing out a majority of the plant and got it to root easily, but have no idea how to care for it so glad I found this video.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you found it useful 👍

[@a.k.3110]

Thank you. I felt sad for my tradescantias. In theyr little plantpots. Searching for earth to root in. Poor plants. It's so good to know how to take better care of them. 🥰🌳

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it was useful 👍

[@kellycasperhanson4426]

This is definitely one of my love/hate houseplants. Your help is truly appreciated!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you found it useful

[@browneyedshugga]

Omg! I love this video made me laugh and was informative. You made caring for my plant that much more enjoyable!!! Much appreciate your time creating this content. Stay being funny😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching

[@laurachristianson1688]

In my experience this is a plant that loves in attention. I have a five year old one that I stick into a low light area in my bedroom, and basically ignore it over the winter months, only throwing a bit of water in it once in a while. It’s not too bad looking just literally hanging out. When it gets warmer I will cut it back repot it etc, then put it non my balcony with its other friends, and it will hopefully be okay for years to come. By the way his name is Tony…all my plants have names these days lol.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Like the idea of naming plants. Might try that 😁

[@_evangelina__]

I name my favourite ones too (: I thought it was only me 😅

[@garlicgirl3149]

Me too! I have a new baby plant and no name yet.

[@TaLeng2023]

Do you also named Tony's clones?

[@laurachristianson1688]

@@TaLeng2023 unfortunately I no longer have the space to clone my kids as I once did, every once in while I will do it as gifts for my peeps

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

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[@screwyou2]

I've grown all of mine from 1 leaf I picked up off the floor of Lowes. When they're standing upright they're happy.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

My very large teddy bear vine started from a fallen stem on the floor of a garden centre!

[@screwyou2]

@@SheffieldMadePlants Never heard of teddy bear vine. I'll have to check it out. I love Vining plants. Wish I could keep clematis indoors.

[@tierneylogan5943]

I love when plant stems just seem to fall off the plant and right into my purse. Hahaha jk

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@tierneylogan5943 😅

[@adilyamarie]

As a teacher, I love all of your similes!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I appreciate that! 😁

[@louise2209]

My neighbour gave me this plant last year and I had no idea what it was (I’m not very good with houseplants, but am successful somehow with orchids and have yet to kill off my spider plant). Fortunately, it handled my neglectful watering (now I know why) and seeing as it was spilling out of the tallish pot I have it in, I gave it a haircut a couple of days ago, mainly to see if I could propagate it. Now I can be confident that this wasn’t wrong! Thank you for the info regarding the crispy leaves, it did have a few and now I know it was probably due to top watering x

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You did all the right things on instinct 👍

[@fedeattube]

Thank you! You nailed all my problems with Tradescantia. Good content!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great to hear!

[@CarlaQuattlebaum]

I was out on a walk today on a trail and discovered I don't need to BUY a tradescantia zebrina! I found it growing along the ground and up at least one tree. Another free source for this plant. I'll just forage a little and see if I can grow a pot of it myself.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You sure will 👍

[@missj9908]

Very funny introduction Mr Sheffield 😂. I learnt a lot about how to care for my tradescantia. Thanks for all the tips

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Cheers Miss J

[@necoragha65]

You've convinced me. I'm going to give it one more go.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

🤞

[@LesDL69]

Crazy… this morning I saw a video that you posted saying to avoid this plant lol I’m glad to see you figured it out! Thank you friend.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Figuring it out 😅

[@maddart4445]

That plant was so hot in 2022. I love the colors.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Definitely!

[@lizr1441]

Oh wow, this is exactly the video I needed today! I wasn't sure of the best way to propagate zebrina cuttings (new plant-parent here) but now I know to just pop them back in the soil and trim or pin any leggy stems in future. Awesome, thank you!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great stuff thanks for watching

[@meganpahl3612]

You literally cut is wherever you want and push it back into the soil. That is IT! So easy! When they start to stand straight up about 5-6 inches, I trim each one down to the height if the rest of the plant and just fill in the bare spots with those trimmings. Before you know it, you have a HUGE crown and bushy plant that is so full you HAVE to bottom water because you cant find the dirt:)

[@tobycoles9737]

This video came out at the perfect time! Mine was looking far too long and scraggly, have trimmed it all down and gave it a reset in a new pot.. looks like its gonna love it! Thanks for this

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Awesome thanks for that!

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Richard, I’ve got one tradescantia and I enjoyed listening and watching you talk about this stunning plant. Mine is a very red coloured one and this video has helped me enormously, and I shall remember your vital information you’ve given us all. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

My pleasure 😊

[@konradferenczy1770]

Hey! Super useful video, thanks for your tips. It just made me realise again how important it is to understand how a plant grows in nature to be able to grow it indoors... Just one thing on bottom watering: while I also think bottom watering can be really useful, I would avoid doing bottom watering by only filling up the saucer. The soil will not be able to so get fully saturated, only the bottom part of the pot will. While it is not really a problem because in most cases, the roots are deep at the bottom of the pot, sometimes it can cause trouble that the upper half of the pot remains always dry

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks! It's not necessarily a bad thing to have the top part of the soil dry. My plants respond very well.

[@margaretchiodo-keller4495]

Great information in this video. I have a couple of cuttings that I potted up a few months ago. It looks healthy, and now I think I will be taking some cuttings to create a bushier plant. Thanks for the useful information.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Lovely, thanks for watching!

[@diannenaworensky6698]

I have the "purple" one living in my yard. I just squirt it with the hose when I'm outside watering. Have never had a problem getting it to grow. The Nanouk one I killed many of them. When I bought my last one (a huge hanging basket) I told the seller I have killed so many of these. Her question to me was "are you watering it" ? My answer, well of course, she said stop it !!! I guess I was just giving it too much Love. I do think that Nanouk is the one of those plants that absolutely do not like chlorinated water. I try and water that one with rain water. The purple one I grow for give-a-way plants. Donation for a Nursery that goes to help mentally challenged people.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

They much prefer it outside 👍. You’re right it’s sensitive to water

[@vanguardiris3232]

Thank goodness for the algorithm!I received a plant as a Christmas gift and I *think* it is a purple one of these. Its mother plant is gorgeous and I've been told the one I have is good for air purification, but it's been looking miserable for a month or more. Thank you for the tips!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you found it useful 👍

[@heavyhorse7506]

Thankyou so much-i just learned so much about my plants and why they are unhappy. My plants and I thank you for this info! ♥♥♥

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Happy to help! 😁

[@debbiefox6846]

Thank you so much for the video. I have had issues with these boogers here & there. So glad to find out about the bottom watering and chop & prop. Loved the tips & your Russell B jokes gave me the goggles. Take care 😊🪴💚🌿🌱🌵🍀🍃

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you very much! Glad you liked it 😁

[@user-lo6ih4uq3p]

Thank you for increadible tips for plants. Love your videos and your type of humor!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Excellent! Thank you 😊

[@vintagelifebydenise]

Thank you SO, SO SO much for this video. I didn't know how the tradescantia grows in the wild, and your explanation really makes sense! Thanks again! I subscribed!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ninakb]

thank you thank you THANK YOU! i’ve had success with this plant in the past but now i’m struggling so much and i didn’t know why! finally some new strategies that sound great!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You bet!

[@abbey428]

2 Summers ago I got a tradescantia zebrinia. I couldn't get it to thrive. The stems hanging over the pot edge kept dying off. I got a cheap dollar store pot with a round edge and it helped the vines not to die. I put pieces back in the soil with floral pins and it's looking better. With your tips I should be able to succeed!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Definitely 👍

[@Amoebatirith]

Thanks for these tips. My coworkers kept commenting on how sad and pitiful my tradescantia looks at work. I'll definitely apply these tips and hopefully get a better looking plant.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for watching

[@salmafelimban4503]

The beginning of the video summarized my horrible experience with this plant 😢 and ended up in the garbage. I purchased it online and received it frozen cold in our extremely hot weather and found out the stems and roots were rotten and eventually died. I won’t think about purchasing it again. However, your tip of cutting third of the roots saved the syngonium that was delivered cold, too. Thank you so much💐

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You bet! How did it arrive cold in hot weather?

[@salmafelimban4503]

@@SheffieldMadePlants I guess they deliver plants by using a chilled courier or what’s called a refrigerated transport service. I think it is totally wrong.

[@michellelivingstone904]

I did exactly that. My beautiful plant gave up and I took the remnants of it and threw it onto another plant. A week later its looking good in another pot! Thank you for the explanation!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great stuff. Thanks for watching 👍

[@benjamile1413]

I have mine in a large flat 40cm diameter clay pot, and have no issue with the leaves turning brown... only the old ones on top, but then i cut those shoots off and replant them as cuttings in the same pot again.

[@booneyinc9515]

so glad i watched this. mine was displaying the same characteristics you said so i have now followed your tips and hopefully will have a better plant.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Nice!

[@TedBackus]

i rarely ever get brown leaves, or sparse leaf growth. my biggest concern is the way the root system of the plant absolutely permeate every grain of soil in the pot. long ago i learned to use a large pot, i went with a 20" round hanging pot. my first time using it, i filled the entire pot with promix , which was super dumb. since then i have learned to fill the bottom 2/3 of the pot with drainage substrate like tree bark, stones, sticks, etc. really anything that is light weight & will stop the soil from plugging the drainage holes. what i eventually end up with is a 2 inch thick bed of soil, which is more root than soil.

[@ME0423]

Perfect! Thank you so very much for your expertise.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You bet!

[@robworrall6832]

Superb, thanks a lot for this, lots of great nuggets of info here. My wandering dude Tradescantia was doing ok, not had it long but now I have a plan for it thanks to ur vid, will be bottom watering and taking cuttings to make the pot more dense and less straggly

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great stuff 👍

[@Killerbrick]

Man those are some great tips I am struggling with one Zebrina,,. But you provided me with the tips I needed which is to wrap the long growing stems back into the pot so that I can get that bushiness. Thanks so much!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad I could help!

[@cuteling528]

This is a wonderful video! Thanks for all the knowledge.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mason9086]

My favorite of my houseplants 😊 grows so quickly, such a beautiful plant. I’ve been propagating mine like crazy and it’s doing much better because of it. I found that I had to be much more cautious of overwatering before I propagated and developed multiple root systems in one pot, but the more I fit into the pot, the more they can all collectively manage it if I’m a little heavy handed one day

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great stuff 👍

[@rightangletriangle3188]

Thanks for sharing. That's exactly what I did this winter to save my plant, it grows so leggy and leaves were falling off, what an ugly sight. Now it's doing well.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great 👍

[@Jaylene2191]

I love this video! Absolutely my favorite plant and you describe the issues and solutions so clearly. Thank you

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

My pleasure 😊

[@wendywhitmore402]

thank you the great video, i now have hope of having beautiful tradescantia !

[@sandragriffiths9692]

I have had several since 1981, I have taken cuttings and repotted ever since. They change colour depending on where I put them. I just cut off stems remove bottom leaves, stick it back in the pot and off they go. I have nearly lost them a few times, but I just snip off and stick back in. Good luck everyone🍀

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks Sandra!

[@CapysGardenShop]

I’m a moderate deuton colorblind & the pink & purple hues w/ the green just don’t look good to me. So now I have another reason to pass these by. Love your videos! 😊

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you 😊

[@Metch238]

4/22/24 I just purchased my 1st Tradescantia. Hoping for the best; thanks for the tips!

[@bimgorling2036]

I just LOVE this video!!! Simple, good, distinct advice presented and explained well and in a manner making it interesting to listen to! 👌 I've had several different tradescantias over the years, they've all grown bushy and beautiful and I've really loved having them! Especially my Nanouk and my Zebrinas, the latter I placed on my balcony in the summers and she grew exponentially every time! 😍🤯 However, when taking them indoors again in the fall they always struggled, I always propagated my Zebrina into multiple pots as to not put all my eggs in one basket (we should really make "put all your tradescantias in one pot" the new saying!) and some of them always died - it was always quite easy to wake it up again by just putting any part of the plant that looked at least partially alive on top of the soil, but that also means starting over from scratch again 🫤. And at any minor inconvenience or infestation they were vulnerable 😞 And with my latest thrips infestation the last ones finally perished 🥹 But now I think I have the tools to start over again, thanks to you! I really hope I can someday have even half the size of the Nanouk I had! She was almost climbing the window and looked like a big head of Medusa! 😍💚💚💚

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks very much. Your plant sounded awesome!

[@YuliaLinderoth]

Bim Görling in the wild?? Vad är oddsen??? 🤩

[@BrendaCoyle]

✨✨✨Wow...I have learnt so much... thank you. Such a brilliantly informative video. I have subscribed!!!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Raszagil]

This was so, so helpful, THANK YOU! Now I am off to 1. clip my wandering dude like Jason Voorhees clips naughty teenagers 2. put my wandering dude in a second pot for bottom watering 3. stop worrying so much about brown leaves, thanks again!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You bet!

[@mkweber9615]

Thank you so much for this video. Someone gave me some cuttings. I didn't even know what it was called. Mine has just sat there. The stems elongated a little bit, but pretty much it's done nothing for several months. I will try to mend my ways. Thanks again.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad I could help!

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Thank you for sharing because I love the colors of those plant I just bought one the spider plant thanks for your video it learn a lot of plants need help

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jannertfol]

I just received a superb specimen of tradescantia in the post yesterday, but unfortunately it got rattled around a bit during transit, and since the soil was quite dry, the leaves got covered in dirt! So I had to thoroughly rinse the entire plant, of course wetting the leaves. I've attempted to get them as dry as possible as it goes into quarantine, but we'll see. Other than that, though, it's a great plant. I own another tradescantia (with tiny green leaves) and have re-potted and propagated the growing tips many times now. It's a very easy plant to deal with, as I don't mind the yearly cutting back and re-propagating. I'm hoping this new one (one with the large purple striped leaves) will 'take' to my home as well. Thanks for your fantastic videos. Yours are the only plant videos I watch now, as you never lead us wrong. (And I'm in the UK as well, so a lot of what you tell us applies to me.) And yes, I got myself a moisture meter some time ago. Very handy.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Awesome thank you!

[@mrazik131]

i noticed they liked to be feed a ton then they get bushy, they need a room around dont crowd them i put mine on small round table in shallow bowl and they grow out and up like in nature i love it how full they look

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds nice 👍

[@jemmawhitehouse1043]

Absolutely brilliant video!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you 😊

[@phyllissage3092]

A giant thank you. I spent the day yesterday trying to figure out what I was doing wrong!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You bet!

[@TiTiSuwardhi]

Now I know why mine always ended up dead ! Thanks for enlightening tips ! Very useful ! Cheers from TUSCANY 🇮🇹

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@jeffreydennis9738]

Thank you 😂I’m so struggling with mine it was so beautiful when I purchased it now not so much I never thought of bottom watering it but totally makes sense ❤

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad I could help!

[@deh2775]

Hugely helpful video! Thanks for the info!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gosya]

I bought my first plant at yesterday. A long research and i got the name of the plant "tradescantia green hill". After watching a lot of your videos today i feel less stressed about being a plant mom. You are very funny and comfortable. Your videos are on point! Keep it and grow!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you very much! Glad you like the channel 😁

[@gosya]

@@SheffieldMadePlants I BOUGHT MY SECOND TRADESCANTIA TODAY LETS GOOO

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@gosya 👊

[@Latayla]

Hilarious 😂 Thank you for the laugh on this beautiful Saturday. I experimented this winter. I left a cutting from the zebrina burgundy, albovittata and pallida outside this winter. I left them in a pot, full in the elements(snow, rain, sun). The lowest temperature we’ve had this winter is -5°C and we’ve had a couple of days of light snow. Guess what? While Albovitatta and pallida haven’t grown one bit, they survived! 😊 Zebrina just melted away. I’m curious to see if it will spring back up in the coming weeks.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

It probably will to be fair 😂

[@faizarichards63]

Thank you so much. I love this plant. This information was most useful. And I’ve learned to bottom water from you and it’s been great and my plants are doing great now

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it was helpful!

[@GlitzyWitch]

Thank you, I'm having so many problems with mine, I now know what to do 😊

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad I could help!

[@CyndiGabe]

Excellent info! I really didn't want to give up one of my earliest faves! Now I don't have to

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you

[@KittinPyro]

My mom said “Too much work, pitch it” sorry inch plant xD

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I can understand that 😅

[@sapphirestrm]

I worked in a commercial greenhouse and we would grab a bunch of stems and pull down against the pot rim and rip the off. That encouraged growth from the center and got rid of the leggy growth. (Did this for a few different plants in production.)

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Top tip 👍

[@YoSpiff]

Thanks, that was useful. I just picked up a few cuttings of one at a neighborhood plant exchange the other day.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You bet!

[@helenx6218]

Thank you! I'm on my second Nanouk - the first one I top watered and it just gave up entirely and died. My second one I am bottom watering and so far so good. My Zebrina in the other hand has grown such long stems it looks like a couple of octopus are having a fight in the pot. This video has given me the confidence to chop most of it off and start again from propagating those bits.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I like the analogy 😁 Chop and prop is a good way to go!

[@paukop007]

I needed to watch this video, hope it's not to late for my Nanouk, thank you!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it was helpful!

[@elmerbaez6784]

Wow!!! I have this plant. It's a tricolor. I'm looking forward in taking care of this plant.. Great video!!! Thank you.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You are so welcome!

[@ohnoyce]

Love these plants! Puts me to mind of the purple passion plant (Gynura Aurantiaca), that's equally, if not more beautiful, and is also considered a weed in Africa.

[@ThestuffthatSaralikes]

I grew up seeing my mom have amazing luck with these plants. Hers are lush and just picture perfect really… I can’t keep one alive!! So yeah, thanks for this!!!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

My pleasure 😊

[@LaughingWonders]

This guy is awesome and funny! And I actually learned about this plant! Thank you! Mine was doing amazing, until it started growing longer stems and then it started dieing a now know why! Thank you!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great to hear!

[@martynkal.1248]

This is amazing advice, thank you!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it was helpful!

[@meganpahl3612]

In my experience, these plants LOVE humidity even though native to hot spots. Since I increased the humidity, I NEVER get these brown leaves unless I interrupt its moisture schedule or I forget to prune the stems when they become leggy.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

High humidity does probably help 👍

[@sevo_and_succs]

High humidity solved brown leaves for mine too

[@meganpahl3612]

@@sevo_and_succs YES! I have never seen a brown tip or leaf for that matter AT ALL unless the leaf is old and dying naturally now.

[@melRosowski]

Thank you ! I've admitted defeat with mine because I had no idea how to fix it will be attempting to revive it now

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Excellent!

[@Refurrrb]

Brilliant video again ! Thanks 🙏

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Ambersoto90]

I picked up a zabrina from the rescue corner of a plant center a few months ago, thinking this is gonna be easy! Pfffffffffff Now I have a sad looking miserable bunch of branches with a massive bold spot. So following your steps; replanting the cuttings back in to hopefully get a Russel lookalike!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

haha like it!

[@natasa378]

my beautiful tradescadia died last month due to cold. Don't ask me why I didn't bring it inside. I live in Greece and don't take cold seriously. However, I bought two new types of it two days ago and then I saw your video! Couldn't get better! Thank you! Keep on making my days, please

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Love it, thank you!

[@birdnird]

Try out Tradescantia (sometimes placed in “Setcreasea”) pallida. It’s called “Purple Heart” around here, and is hardy to zone 8a, at least. There are various purple-tinged green, variegated pink/purple, and burgundy cultivars. It is a large plant; most cultivars are rather coarse, so it is usually used as ground cover. Some do put it in hanging baskets though. It needs to be planted in the ground to survive an extended freeze. I consider it the easiest of the “Tradescantias.” Next easiest, hardy to zone 9 (it survived, in the ground, the 2021 Texas Icepocalypse, within 1 meter of the house) is Tahitian Bridal Veil, Gibasis (Tradescantia) geniculata. I pulled up a bunch of this before the storm and threw it in the dimly lit shower, where it stayed laying out on dry tile for weeks and was just fine. It even flowered!

[@natasa378]

@@birdnird thank you very much for your comment. I used to have both of them. In the meantime, both my pots with tradescadia nanouk and fluminensis variegata turned out to be alive! I had cut all frozen stems and left the pots near a window and voila! Next goal, to find the ones you mentioned plus the tricolor 🤞

[@Nitasha1988]

My favorite plant KZbinr, thank you for this video 🌿🌱

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Wow, thank you!

[@Korina42]

Thanks for this; it helps explain why my T. Pink Panther self-destructed. It did leave me with 1,490 tiny cuttings (number may not be accurate); I managed to give away about 2/3 of the extras, but now I have two pots full. 😆😯

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad it helped!

[@Droidzi]

thanks - very much needed help with this species - thorough explanation with a few laughs along the way

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Cool glad you liked it 😁

[@MyPlantWorld]

very well explained

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Cheers!

[@k_soares.]

Ohhhhh thank you so much for this video!!! Now I know what I need to do to try to save my plant that is looking soooo bad

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You bet!

[@treetoptreetop2730]

Thank you for your valuable knowledge.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

My pleasure

[@SallyDillon-rg5pt]

Yes!!! Mine grew down and through the dog door! Aiming for my sunroom

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

😂

[@sericonti]

Here in Malta it is grown outdoors and can be invasive especially in shaded moist areas of the garden.

[@Gkrissy]

Yes I figured this out last year as well. It took over my shaded area but the winter temperatures killed it off.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I guess we're lucky we don't have the weather here 😅

[@MrsTeawithmilkplease]

I had already given up on mine. But then I placed it closer to a bright window and cut some of the longer stems. It seems to be doing better now!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

👍👍

[@sjain8111]

have the Purple Heart in pot for years, tied vertically on bamboo support it grows happily. I have also the striped tradescantia, the stems are fragile & easily break - will follow your advice, thanks interesting! 🌱 💜

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@pennylane2304]

Thank you - so much - for saving my sanity. I adore you from afar (Tasmania Australia) cheers!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Happy to help!

[@TheC3.]

I had an ugly purple one pop up in my yard all over. Now I have pretty ones indoors. Thanks for your video.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@greensupermanflying]

I’ve found that leaving a cutting of tradescantia in water with another cutting I want to root expedites the rooting because tradescantia has some growth hormone

[@kendrar3072]

Best Tradescantia-video on youtube! ❤🎉

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Wow, thank you!