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title: "Hello, very new plant mother here! I was recently gifted (what I now…"
description: "Hello, very new plant mother here! I was recently gifted (what I now know is) a Tradescantia Nanouk. I was unsure if there was a problem with how its…"
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# Hello, very new plant mother here! I was recently gifted (what I now…

_url님이 2025-06-19에 게시함_

Hello, very new plant mother here! I was recently gifted (what I now know is) a Tradescantia Nanouk. I was unsure if there was a problem with how its stems/leaves are hanging. I know it is a trailing plant, but some pictures I see online show some stems that stand more upright. I have been rotating it and it is placed near a bright window w/ a humidifier. Any tips would be greatly appreciated for this plant newbie 😅 - thanks!

![3개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/KRgnpebDX4zVK3iGaP3SQU2AWCRpQ_-jIl7V0iNXrVA/IRhHpb1eQy28TCQ55_PK9w.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/KRgnpebDX4zVK3iGaP3SQU2AWCRpQ_-jIl7V0iNXrVA/5sXULX1CRF66EaM-sFD9eg.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/KRgnpebDX4zVK3iGaP3SQU2AWCRpQ_-jIl7V0iNXrVA/hp7DoD9URK69MaFPEkmcPw.webp?size=large)

## 9개의 댓글

### smelliot님이 2025-06-19에 댓글을 남겼어요.

this plant loves being cut over and over and will grow stronger and bushier over time if you do. you can even just put the cuttings right back into the soil and it takes pretty well.

#### url님이 2025-06-19에 답변했습니다.

Thanks! Do you have any tips/tricks on where to cut? I haven’t trimmed down a plant before lol

#### smelliot님이 2025-06-19에 답변했습니다.

cut where the nodes are, it’s pretty easy to find examples online. basically it’s the spaces between the leaves.

#### smelliot님이 2025-06-19에 답변했습니다.

i would say right below or between the bands of purple on the stems

#### url님이 2025-06-20에 답변했습니다.

Got it! Thanks for your help!

### Tee Jay님이 2025-06-20에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Not a problem! Tradescantia are actually crawlers so it’s going to trail like that from the pot. Looks healthy though so good job

#### url님이 2025-06-20에 답변했습니다.

Oh that’s a relief lol 😅 Thanks so much, I’m trying lol

### Beau ᡣ𐭩 •｡ꪆৎ ˚⋅님이 2025-06-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

As others have said, Trades are hanging/crawling plants so no worries there -- if you dont want or dont have the space you could also get a trellis for them! That will give the plant more vertical growth! I do this eith most of my trailing plants as a way to save on space on my shelves.

### PlantLani님이 2025-10-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I don’t let it trail. I prefer it more contained, so I prune it. It increases the density of leaves. Also new shoots appear. If you let it trail, the distance between leaves increases.

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