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title: "Hey guys I need some help. I recently bought this Tradescantia from…"
description: "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…"
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# Hey guys I need some help. I recently bought this Tradescantia from…

_Lagt ut av Edyn Smith den 2025-03-06_

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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![Vedlegg 2 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/mQ4Fh3oQGCqMsS-Nw0D1D_LCXPBTMk9rYX8VlWhPKoc/T_-PK7bLSLCOVmf_OOxBXQ.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 3 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/mQ4Fh3oQGCqMsS-Nw0D1D_LCXPBTMk9rYX8VlWhPKoc/HqiVsrJJTGaUWv_M1iouyg.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 4 av 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/mQ4Fh3oQGCqMsS-Nw0D1D_LCXPBTMk9rYX8VlWhPKoc/ddyORHpvSqCCT_2hM2Pxog.webp?size=large)

## 5 kommentarer

### Amnita kommenterte den 2025-03-06

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.

### Edyn Smith kommenterte den 2025-03-06

Okay should I just trim them off?

#### Amnita svarte den 2025-03-06

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

### KJM kommenterte den 2025-03-06

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.

### Wolfen 🐺 kommenterte den 2025-03-06

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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