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title: "This tradescantia was super leggy, so I gave her a massive pruning…"
description: "This tradescantia was super leggy, so I gave her a massive pruning and propagated the trimmings. Below you’ll see before, present and the propagated cuttings.…"
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community: "Show your plants"
author: "Carly Rose"
published: "2024-04-12T14:32:50.012239Z"
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# This tradescantia was super leggy, so I gave her a massive pruning…

_Publicado por Carly Rose el 2024-04-12_

This tradescantia was super leggy, so I gave her a massive pruning and propagated the trimmings. Below you’ll see before, present and the propagated cuttings. It only took 6 weeks to reach this new bushy state and she’s still growing like crazy! A good lesson in pruning!

![Adjunto 1 de 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cjpfV_L-IJNnfELho7lDh-reJT532GXMDti7SyY-aeE/nRslW_85Tf2Hk63-pSqHMw.webp?size=large)

![Adjunto 2 de 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cjpfV_L-IJNnfELho7lDh-reJT532GXMDti7SyY-aeE/6d40hvE5Q3uYbGqwThkFKg.webp?size=large)

![Adjunto 3 de 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cjpfV_L-IJNnfELho7lDh-reJT532GXMDti7SyY-aeE/vNt4Ej7RTFyEGwg-6TrnUg.webp?size=large)

![Adjunto 4 de 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cjpfV_L-IJNnfELho7lDh-reJT532GXMDti7SyY-aeE/xl4gEgUYQKGFhuEbSXPTrg.webp?size=large)

## 1 comentario

### Sunny comentó el 2024-04-12

Tradescantias do better after a trim. Is this a Baby Bunny Belly? It will have cashmere soft purple leaves with dark purple under the leaves. Lack of sufficient light/water/fertilizer can cause it to lose color, drop leaves and become leggy. I suspect your plant needs more light assuming you water and fertilize when needed. Bright indirect light will bring out the color and markings. My tradescantia picture from a month ago. It stayed in a south facing window all winter getting filtered light. It doubled in length. I just moved it to my north facing patio where it stayed last summer and it already lost leaves. I will have to trim it. It looks nothing like the picture any more😁 They quickly recover, thankfully. 🍀🪴

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/P41Lw8fdRVKjq8hvqGlolg.webp?size=large)

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