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title: "Hey, could anybody tell me what plant this is? When I bought it the…"
description: "Hey, could anybody tell me what plant this is? When I bought it the tag said it was a silver heart plant or a Setcresea plant? But when I was looking at a…"
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author: "Brook"
published: "2023-09-12T00:57:20.291Z"
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# Hey, could anybody tell me what plant this is? When I bought it the…

_Posted by Brook on 2023-09-12_

Hey, could anybody tell me what plant this is? When I bought it the tag said it was a silver heart plant or a Setcresea plant? But when I was looking at a video someone called it a silver inch plant. Does anybody know?

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## 9 comments

### jedijae commented on 2023-09-12

It’s a wandering Jew… or dude is now what they’re calling it.

#### jedijae replied on 2023-09-12

I just recently bought one too!

#### Plant Father replied on 2023-09-12

tradescantia zebrina is the scientific name. silver inch plant is the preferred common name as “wandering jew” and similar names come from antisemitic stereotypes

#### Amie206 replied on 2023-09-12

The appropriate name is now an Inch Plant or Tradescantia zebrina

#### Brook replied on 2023-09-12

Yeah I’m trying to work on learning how to take care of less low maintenance plants and I saw this one and had to get it!

#### Amie206 replied on 2023-09-12

They can be a little tricky only in that you have to figure out their watering needs. Try not to get the leaves near the soil wet, balance their watering (not too moist and not dry), and make sure they get enough light

### Lauren Hillman commented on 2023-09-12

I love my silver inch plant I have one in my office at my work place. I’ve already propagated it for a home plant and it grows really fast!

#### Plant Father replied on 2023-09-12

these plants are awesome. i got mine as a 4” clipping a year ago and it has since grown into a beautiful 3-foot diameter sphere of purple, thanks mostly to the near-constant pruning

### Chachy commented on 2023-09-12

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