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title: "My purple inch plant has gotten really “sad” looking ever since…"
description: "My purple inch plant has gotten really “sad” looking ever since trimming it from its original length, and I’m not too sure why. The leaves are no longer…"
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author: "Biri"
published: "2024-04-02T20:08:32.693295Z"
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# My purple inch plant has gotten really “sad” looking ever since…

_Gepostet von Biri am 2024-04-02_

My purple inch plant has gotten really “sad” looking ever since trimming it from its original length, and I’m not too sure why. The leaves are no longer vibrantly colored, and they’re getting wavy/withering kind of. It’s been about four weeks since I pruned it, changed the soil, and added some stems I was propagating to make the plant look more full, and there’s been new leaf growth (see photo) but the branches are super thin and just really fragile. The two images I’ve added are the current day plant (with the short branches) and how it was a month ago.

![Anhang 1 von 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rbM4bkxPstUbO2bJMNsWlvzqHGN-BLVPMex8J5V19KQ/Hf8yvAcAT0G2yYX34RG25A.webp?size=large)

![Anhang 2 von 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rbM4bkxPstUbO2bJMNsWlvzqHGN-BLVPMex8J5V19KQ/h8iQ6vY6RJ2kB9AVMi0u4w.webp?size=large)

## 7 Kommentare

### TheCrazyPlantLaidy kommentierte am 2024-04-02

He’s so pretty and he might be invested with pests or it could just be a negative effect of being trimmed or the scissors that you used could have transmitted something to the plant

### Roxy Detroit kommentierte am 2024-04-02

Changed the soil? Looks like it was also moved? It may be in a bit of shock

#### Biri antwortete am 2024-04-03

It wasn’t moved! I had just placed it on top of my desk for picture taking purposes. But yes, changed the soil and pruned it a lot

### Tantalizea kommentierte am 2024-04-02

It might be because so many leaves were removed. It’s usually recommended to prune no more than 1/3 of leaves or roots at a time.

### Kakes! kommentierte am 2024-04-02

i definitely agree with shock. could also be lack of sunlight but best to leave her be for some time so she can adjust to her new soil and mates

### Biri kommentierte am 2024-04-03

Is there anything I can do or should I just wave the plant alone and hopefully it’ll go back to normal?

### kevin 🌱 kommentierte am 2024-04-04

I think it just needs time to root, should be fine. I like to stick my tradescantia cuttings in water for a few weeks before putting them in soil so I know that they are growing roots. I've noticed that they will sometimes continue to put out new growth with little to no root system

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