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title: "Hey all! My mum brought me a cutting of her plant for Christmas but I…"
description: "Hey all! My mum brought me a cutting of her plant for Christmas but I can’t figure out what it is… any ideas ?"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Angel"
published: "2023-12-26T22:28:41.778Z"
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# Hey all! My mum brought me a cutting of her plant for Christmas but I…

_Posted by Angel on 2023-12-26_

Hey all! My mum brought me a cutting of her plant for Christmas but I can’t figure out what it is… any ideas ?

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## 3 comments

### whelf commented on 2023-12-27

Definitely a tradescantia… if you give it lots of light and it turns purple - a purple hearted one! Lovely and fast growing!

### Richard commented on 2023-12-27

Agree with the previous assessments. Also these can be sensitive to touch and can break easily. Just put it in a place where it won’t easily get bumped.

### Angel commented on 2024-01-15

Thank you for the tips super helpful! I just repotted into soil :)

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