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title: "I’ve recently moved house and in the messiness of life, some of my…"
description: "I’ve recently moved house and in the messiness of life, some of my plants have paid the price. My tradescantia nanouk is one of these. It was left in a dark…"
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# I’ve recently moved house and in the messiness of life, some of my…

_Lagt ut av Eva den 2025-02-20_

I’ve recently moved house and in the messiness of life, some of my plants have paid the price. My tradescantia nanouk is one of these. It was left in a dark space near a radiator (I know 🤦🏻) and lost all its colour and started to go crispy. I’ve repositioned it in the loft room under a skylight, hoping that the light will be better - it’s been a few weeks and it’s looking a bit healthier but the colour hasn’t returned on new leaves.

Any advice on how I can help it recover? Or should I trim it back to the coloured bits and start again?

![Vedlegg 1 av 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bj5d35oiiZ1tQLbh6PrkrapdMER1RhMl68MaTTK7wNs/HB-6xezXQiS__Ft5vAiL6Q.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 2 av 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bj5d35oiiZ1tQLbh6PrkrapdMER1RhMl68MaTTK7wNs/UELAoIQxTXCeMvQKSroLlg.webp?size=large)

## 13 kommentarer

### Stephanie kommenterte den 2025-02-21

Mine loose the color in the winter cause I don't have the best light but in the summer I set it outside and the color comes right back

#### Eva svarte den 2025-02-21

Ooh that’s good to know! Does it come back only on new leaves or also on existing uncoloured ones?

#### Stephanie svarte den 2025-02-21

No it will slowly change the green ones too. Just needs good light. Just make sure the sun doesn't hit it directly or it will burn the leaves

#### Eva svarte den 2025-02-21

Ah amazing, I’ll trim off the crispy leaves and see if I can get some colour back into the others in the summer. Thank you!

### Joana kommenterte den 2025-02-21

What’s the name of big green one is from snake family?

#### Eva svarte den 2025-02-21

Well spotted, it is indeed a snake plant! This is last October so it’s grown a little more since then.

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bj5d35oiiZ1tQLbh6PrkrapdMER1RhMl68MaTTK7wNs/-QwFlg4PR4uUd01-uOsGEA.webp?size=large)

#### Joana svarte den 2025-02-21

😄👍🏻how beautiful it is

#### Eva svarte den 2025-02-21

It’s very lovely, like a slowly growing sculpture. I’ve just looked it up and I think it’s a sansevieria trifasciata black coral ☺️

#### Joana svarte den 2025-02-21

Ok it’s very pretty, that’s why I asked you and I looked for it on Amazon, but I don’t know if it would arrive safely here by buying it online.

#### Eva svarte den 2025-02-22

I’ve never bought plants from Amazon, but I have bought quite a few online from House of Kojo (in the UK) and they’ve always arrived safe and sound.

_1 nytt svar i appen_

### Anne Marie kommenterte den 2025-02-21

I don’t have any advice for your question, but I was wondering what phone you have lol. These photos are really nice!

#### Eva svarte den 2025-02-21

Haha, thanks! It’s an iPhone 13 Pro, which I got mainly for the camera 😅

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