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Posted 3Y ago by @DazzlingOasis

If my plant is leaning against my window, should I use st...

#WhiteVelvet
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
White Velvet
0ft to light, direct
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 years ago
Best Answer
@RedDragonZ34
John
6663 XP
3Y ago
@RedDragonZ34
It’s normal for plants to grow towards the light. You can try rotating your pot so it’s leaning away from the window, it’ll try and grow towards the light again so will hopefully even out a bit. Once it does, rotate the pot every week or two so it continues to grow evenly.
@Italiangal26
Jenn
1252 XP
3Y ago
@Italiangal26
Turn it around so the other side fills out . I turn my plants every time I water them cuz they all grow towards the light
@DazzlingOasis
Raquel
2785 XP
3Y ago
@DazzlingOasis
Is that ok?
@sarah10orio
still Sarah
275301 XP
3Y ago
@sarah10orio
@DazzlingOasis yes! That looks good. I usually turn my plants 1/4 turn each time I water them. (: Over time, it'll straighten out.
@DazzlingOasis
Raquel
2785 XP
3Y ago
@DazzlingOasis
Thank you so much!
@DazzlingOasis
Raquel
2785 XP
3Y ago
@DazzlingOasis
Update: longest stem is just doing a U-turn, should I prop it up?
@RelentlessZebra
Stina
5223 XP
2Y ago
@RelentlessZebra
Tradescantia in general will eventually start to trail when their stems get long/heavy enough. If you keep her watered properly and rotate her regularly (I rotate mine every few days to keep them more balanced because they turn so quickly, lol), she'll grow more straight-ish, and you can chop and prop to fill the pot out even more or to make more plants. They root ridiculously fast and easily. My little arrangement here started out as two little cuttings from a plant swap in June and I'm getting ready to pot them up together and chop/prop again to make the pot even fuller.