Spiderwort 'Green Edge'
Taxonomy
Tradescantia fluminensis 'Green Edge'
Tradescantia
Commelinaceae
Commelinales
How to care for Spiderwort 'Green Edge'
How often to water your Spiderwort 'Green Edge'
every 9
Spiderwort 'Green Edge' 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 Spiderwort 'Green Edge' in your home
a window
Spiderwort 'Green Edge' 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 Spiderwort 'Green Edge'
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 Spiderwort 'Green Edge' after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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I can’t keep this plant healthy it’s leggy and at the bottom of the stems there are dead leaves, and some of them are just hanging over the pot with like like one little string holding it. Help help I don’t know what to do.
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#MosesInTheCradle I have two of these plants and they have never bloomed. What am I doing wrong?
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I have 2 types of this plant.. one of them is living the best life it seems like and this one have seen bettef days.. can someone tell me what to do? I have a picture of both of them and you can clearly see the diffrence.. #Zebrina
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Ive moved her to a place where she gets the cooler morning sun, but she’s still wilting. What can i do? #TradescantiaNanouk
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I need your help. I don’t know what happened, but she once was full and beautiful and I think people started breaking pieces off at Office. #Zebrina
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Hey all!! VERY new to this plant thing! Any advise for propagating these?! #happyplants
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Goodbye Lola…..off to the Buddhist temple she goes. #PropagationStation #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
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Last year my plant was beautiful and now it looks like this I have left it alone and it started coming back and then I put new soil in it and I mean he's still alive but I wanted to look like he did last year #PurpleHeart
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Help Darwin leaves are spotted and Mirasoil is dry.
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How do I save my plant? I received this plant a couple of months ago and it’s been slowly dying ever since. The leaves are starting to dry and the stems are leaning and droopy. I water this once a week and it gets indirect light. Any advice is appreciated! #TradescantiaNanouk
Care Summary for Spiderwort 'Green Edge'
Spiderwort 'Green Edge'
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.