Sweetness Tradescantia
Taxonomy
Tradescantia cerinthoides variegata f. glabra
Tradescantia
Commelinaceae
Commelinales
How to care for Sweetness Tradescantia
How often to water your Sweetness Tradescantia
every 9
Sweetness Tradescantia needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Sweetness Tradescantia in your home
a window
Sweetness Tradescantia 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 Sweetness Tradescantia
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 Sweetness Tradescantia after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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To repot or to not repot? This guy desperately needs a repot but based on my research, it’s not an ideal time of year to repot so I’m wondering if I should wait? #TradescantiaNanouk
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Why So Leggy #Zebrina Hi guys, Pinky seems to be growing straight up and very leggy. I have her under grow lights, but I'm not sure what the deal is. My grow lights come in three different colors. Maybe I have the wrong color? They are red, blue, or white. I have her under white, full spectrum. Please help.
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New plant alert! My tradescantia ☺️ I cut off one of the stems to propagate, because it was a little damaged & flimsy. But off to a little quarantine time then find a permanent spot #TradescantiaZebrina
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I think I broke my plant’s stem #MosesInTheCradle I was watering my plant and moved the stem to high as I was hoping to attach a support pole to it, but it snapped! The stem is not fully deatached but maybe 85%! Is there anything I can do about this? Is it better to try to split and have two plants or try to fix it?
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This guy has been very droopy and a lot of leaves are turning crunchy and falling off, any idea what she needs or is it just the winter transition?
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Does this plant need to be trimmed back? Mine is vining. #SmallLeafSpiderwort
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Does it just naturally grow down? I'm afraid if I take away that support, it'll snap. Thoughts? #MosesInTheCradle
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I just got it today and I’m scared it’s too weak. Any tips on how to keep it strong and healthy? Also, do you use fertilizers, and if so, which one? #SmallLeafSpiderwort
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How much should I water my small leaf spiderwort plant? I recently got a new small leaf spiderwort plant and need to know how much to water it. My pot doesn’t have any drainage.
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My birthday was yesterday, on Thanksgiving! I received these two beautiful plants and am so excited. If anyone has any tips, I would love to read them. Happy holidays! #PlantAddict #HappyPlants #NewPlantMom #RarePlants #birthday
Care Summary for Sweetness Tradescantia
Sweetness Tradescantia
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.