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title: "Does anyone know what am I doing wrong with this plant? It looks…"
description: "Does anyone know what am I doing wrong with this plant? It looks floppy."
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Ana"
published: "2025-09-13T19:13:06.251983Z"
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# Does anyone know what am I doing wrong with this plant? It looks…

_Posted by Ana on 2025-09-13_

Does anyone know what am I doing wrong with this plant? It looks floppy.

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## 4 comments

### Andrea A commented on 2025-09-14

That’s a tradescantia, which in nature are trailing ground cover plants. So its natural tendency is to hang down/spread out. It will stay upright for a while but then starts to hang, if that’s what you mean by floppy. But it looks fantastic so keep doing whatever you’ve been doing.

#### J. Gibson replied on 2025-09-16

I second that

#### Ana replied on 2025-09-24

Phew… thanks. I understand it is a trailing plant. However it used to perkier and fuller. Now with the weather changing to Fall it looks droopy and has lost volume. I keep removing the brown leaves for sure.

Should I be watering it weekly once? I use filtered tap water. Any advice

#### Andrea A replied on 2025-09-25

Aren’t you using this app to help manage how often you should water it? If you go to the Water task and click for more info, it guides you in knowing when it needs water

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