Iām not sure what Iām doing wrong, and the planta diagnosis is not helpful (Iām 85% sure Iām not under-watering). Itās my purple-heart spiderwort (tradescantia pallida). Itās flowering, so itās obviously happy, but the leaves at the top/nearest the pot are all browning. What am I doing wrong?
Looks like you need to take some insurance cuttings. They propagate easily in water. I canāt quite tell what is going wrong here. Was this fairly sudden or has this plant always struggled?
3 gillningarIs there a chance your plant was mislabeled? I ask because it looks tons like my Tahitian Bridal veil which wants no direct sunlight.
Itās done this since I got it. Iām not worried about it dying, but I do have some insurance cuttings anyway. It just exists this way and I donāt know why.
0 gillningar Itās possible? I got it from a friend who knows way more about plant identification than I do, but she just said itās a tradescantia. I got the purple-heart spiderwort ID from planta.
0 gillningar After a quick Google search, purple-heart spiderwort and purple Tahitian bridal veil are similar/related plantsāboth in the tradescantia family. But I think mine is probably Tahitian bridal veil based on the flowers.
0 gillningarKind of also what I was thinking based on the flowers. I hope you get it recovering. These plants are awesome because you can almost give them a full buzz cut and they come back.
0 gillningarMaybe too much sunā¦the bridal veil plant is also a tradescantia.
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Does it have good drainage?
0 gillningar Yes, but the outside pot is a little snug so maybe I need to let it drain longer before putting it back in its outer pot.
1 gilla Iām guessing that is correct. Are you letting the top of the soil dry out just a bit between waterings? I suspect that if you have been worried about underwatering, youāre possibly overwatering. LOL!
0 gillningar Yes I wait until the top inch of soil is dry
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Itās a Tradescantia āJose Puig.ā They are ground runners. They need to be regularly trimmed. The long vines can put stress on the plant when they get too long and heavy especially if the base of the vines are too wet/dry. They flower heavily whether they are doing well or doing bad. I recommend trimming it heavily. Start propagating the cuttings. šŖ“š
Thanks!
1 gilla Alright, Jose got a haircut (and an updated ID in Planta)
I stand corrected that itās Gibasis and not its cousin, Tradescantia.
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