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title: "Anybody know what kind of plant this guy is? Just picked him up from…"
description: "Anybody know what kind of plant this guy is? Just picked him up from the greenhouse at my university and wanna know how to care for him :)"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/6532c2038db4e062e5e0251d"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Rachel"
published: "2023-10-20T18:08:03.928Z"
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# Anybody know what kind of plant this guy is? Just picked him up from…

_Posted by Rachel on 2023-10-20_

Anybody know what kind of plant this guy is? Just picked him up from the greenhouse at my university and wanna know how to care for him :)

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## 4 comments

### Lindsay in PA commented on 2023-10-20

Inch plant😊

### Women are Water commented on 2023-10-20

Some type of tradescantia

### Emily B commented on 2023-10-20

They grow like crazy!! Perfect hanging plants

### Mullein commented on 2023-10-20

I was thinking tradescantia sillamontana, but I haven’t seen a purple version before. Definitely a trad though

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