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Edyn Smith

Hey guys I need some help. I recently bought this Tradescantia from aldi’s lol and some of its leaves are browning. There were about two brown leaves when I bought it but now it’s spreading a bit. At the same time it seems to be thriving? Is it something I need not worry about? I bought it about 2 weeks ago and I’ve never watered it because the soil has still been wet. Any recommendations as to what I should do??? Also what’s this I hear about them turning purple??? Thanks in advance!

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  1. Amnita

    I have a few tradescantia. In my personal experience it’s just the normal dying off of older leaves. I don’t know for sure, but that’s my best guess.

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  2. Edyn Smith

    Okay should I just trim them off?

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    • Amnita

      That what I usually do. Again, definitely not an expert 🙂.

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  3. KJM

    Yes, just clean it up a bit. If the soil is staying too wet too long you might want to change the soil. There are varieties that turn varying shades of purple but not all of them.

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  4. Wolfen 🐺

    I'd take them browning leaves off, so you can kinda keep track of it keeps going on. They can stress in a new home and have leaf browning. And yes, a fair amount of tradescantia either are purple or they can be sun stressed to purple. It can take a bit of trial and error as you need high light. But too high can also scorch them.

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