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title: "Not sure what variety the bigger tradescantia is but I found it on…"
description: "Not sure what variety the bigger tradescantia is but I found it on the ground at Lowe’s and couldn’t wait to chop and prop it in water. I was only able to make…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Tallplantdude"
published: "2025-04-24T14:07:54.063487Z"
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# Not sure what variety the bigger tradescantia is but I found it on…

_Posted by Tallplantdude on 2025-04-24_

Not sure what variety the bigger tradescantia is but I found it on the ground at Lowe’s and couldn’t wait to chop and prop it in water. I was only able to make two cuttings and it looks like they’re both surviving and one is even pushing out a new growth point  
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![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/C5doAz0YKLBbY_-lBkfkGbAEyyPw3iuGl9OR9ppEn4Q/HbEVB5RkR-OBIDcTCuPbHA.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### JW commented on 2025-04-24

They're both the same! I have a pot full hanging in my bathroom and the leaves change their texture and color like every week. They don't age well and the older ones fall off after about a month so that could be what you're seeing.

### RootHappy commented on 2025-04-24

That looks like a nanouk

### Dallas commented on 2025-04-24

This baby was started from a prop in September! They do great, you’ll love it ❤️

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OkGgtroAGRPs5H6Frq-nROthNmkn-MRl3T6sP0zGlfU/RPXGKXZ6T4a1TsiLlb_9_Q.webp?size=large)

### Stephanie commented on 2025-04-24

It's a Zebrina Tradescantia. They grow very rapidly and you can actually just chop and put them right back in soil and they will grow. It's a easy way to make your plant fuller. I just did it with this one. Good luck

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