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4.5 out of 5 (59 experiences)


About Creeping Inch Plant
Creeping Inch Plant is a super popular houseplant 🌿 that is isn’t challenging to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in abundant sunlight ☀ and should be less than 3 feet from a window.
Plant parents describe this plant as a fast grower and being a survivor with a whopping 9960 being grown with Greg around the world. Check out the reviews below for more details!🌟
Creeping Inch Plant likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Callisia repens
Callisia
Commelinaceae
Commelinales
Also known as
Turtle Vine, Creeping Basket Plant, Tradescantia minima, tutle vine, Pink Lady Turtle Vine, Bolivian Turtle Vine, Pink Lady and Perennial Succulent

How to care for Creeping Inch Plant
How often to water your Creeping Inch Plant

every 9
Creeping Inch Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Creeping Inch Plant in your home

a window
Creeping Inch Plant may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
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How to fertilize Creeping Inch Plant

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Creeping Inch Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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I bought this plant about 3 weeks ago and hung it in my bathroom. The top is just not doing well- drying out and losing leaves. Any tips would be helpful!! This app is saying everything is going fine but I also just got the app as well. Thanks in advance! #CreepingInchPlant
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GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY!! I got more plant baby’s yesterday let me introduce you to Xena my pink lady
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Where and how do these grow best? I’m having a hard time after its delivery and repot. Indoor or outdoor? Light? Water? All the things??? #CreepingInchPlant
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Hey there I was wondering what these purple spots are on my inch plant can be from? They weren’t originally there until after the original plant fell and partly died, but I was able to root the few stems that survived. Maybe too much light? Not enough water or nutrients in the soil? Tia! 🌱😊 #HappyPlants #CreepingInchPlant
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Hey plant pals! I was wondering how I can make my pink panther look more “put together” I screenshotted a picture for reference of what I’d like for it to look like! Right now it is all over the place! (Second picture) #CreepingInchPlant
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My rescue creeping inch plant is no longer thriving since I had to repot her a few weeks ago after my cat knocked it over. Can anyone tell me what can be causing the brown spots and crisp edges on the leaves? What can I do to save her? 😭 #CreepingInchPlant #PlantTherapy #NewPlantMom
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Why is my plant not pink? #CreepingInchPlant
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Why is it not pink? #CreepingInchPlant
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This guy doesn’t seem to be too happy and thinning out. Any advice? Seems to go through water quickly, but I’m afraid to over water. #CreepingInchPlant
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Help! My plant is wilting I brought my mom’s creeping inch plant back from death when she had been overwatering it— got her in some well draining soil and only water once the soil completely dries out. I was seeing new growth and put her under a grow light to help the leaves stay pink, but now suddenly one of the stems seems to be wilting. I really don’t want to lose the whole plant, does anyone know what could be the cause of this? The stem laying on its side in the photo is the one that seems to be dying (floppy stem) even though the leaves on it seemed to be healthy. Thanks in advance!
Care Summary for Creeping Inch Plant
Creeping Inch Plant
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 3ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

What other plant parents say












Everything I read says this is an easy care plant. Right now it looks as though it is dead. I think I over-watered (although it was on a grow wick, and I only added water to the source when it was dry—-but it was dry all the time). Anyway, it’s such a pretty little thing, I’m going to get another.





My second go-around with one of these.
The first failure was entirely my fault though (neglect on my part.)
It grows fast, at least in the spring/summer, and is quite beautiful. Rather dainty- one of those plants I kind of held my breath during potting as those little stems seemed delicate & the roots very shallow/delicate as well. Now that it’s settled into a pot, seems like it will be happy as long as it’s not disturbed too much. Seems to grow towards the light, so I’ve been turning it frequently on the ledge it’s on to kind of balance the growth out on all sides.

