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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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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Biri"
published: "2024-04-02T20:08:32.693295Z"
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# My purple inch plant has gotten really “sad” looking ever since…

_Biri님이 2024-04-02에 게시함_

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.

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rbM4bkxPstUbO2bJMNsWlvzqHGN-BLVPMex8J5V19KQ/Hf8yvAcAT0G2yYX34RG25A.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rbM4bkxPstUbO2bJMNsWlvzqHGN-BLVPMex8J5V19KQ/h8iQ6vY6RJ2kB9AVMi0u4w.webp?size=large)

## 7개의 댓글

### TheCrazyPlantLaidy님이 2024-04-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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 Detroit님이 2024-04-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

#### Biri님이 2024-04-03에 답변했습니다.

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

### Tantalizea님이 2024-04-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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!님이 2024-04-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

### Biri님이 2024-04-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

### kevin 🌱님이 2024-04-04에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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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