Blue Sue
Taxonomy
Tradescantia pallida 'Blue Sue'
Tradescantia
Commelinaceae
Commelinales
How to care for Blue Sue
How often to water your Blue Sue
every 9
Blue Sue 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 Blue Sue in your home
a window
Blue Sue 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.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Blue Sue in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Blue Sue
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 Blue Sue after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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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
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Time to repot Are these plants ready repot to bigger pot
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Too much Light/Heat? I have my plants under a grow light and I've noticed the center most leaves are duller then others. I'm worried maybe it is getting too much direct light/heat? (I'm sorry the photo isn't that clear, the difference in leaves is much more noticeable in person.)
Care Summary for Blue Sue
Blue Sue
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.