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title: "Silver inch plant (wandering etc) (idk the correct name). She’s been…"
description: "Silver inch plant (wandering etc) (idk the correct name). She’s been thriving in this water bottle but is this a build up of the water or mold? It seems to be…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Felicia"
published: "2024-01-27T00:03:55.824Z"
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# Silver inch plant (wandering etc) (idk the correct name). She’s been…

_Posted by Felicia on 2024-01-27_

Silver inch plant (wandering etc) (idk the correct name). She’s been thriving in this water bottle but is this a build up of the water or mold? It seems to be spreading

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## 5 comments

### Plants\&Pets 🌱🐱🐶 commented on 2024-01-27

Tradescantia zebrina aka Inchplant :) I just looked at mine and they don’t have anything fuzzy on them, so it might be mold. I second the suggestion of spraying with hydrogen peroxide.

### Emily B commented on 2024-01-27

Looks like a baby bunny bellies! One of my favorites

### Anomaleigh commented on 2024-01-27

Baby bunny bellies! I have a bunch of plants from props here. You want to rinse that off and change the water every other day or so. Roots grow better with oxidation from fresh water.

#### Anomaleigh replied on 2024-01-27

Once you've achieved roots that are at least several inches long they can stay in water or you can add soil to establish soil roots. I kept the leaves off any part that went in the water on mine. The bunny belly variety is soft/fuzzy but any fuzzy white/yellow growth is not part of the plant and should be cleaned off and treated with neem or peroxide with a cotton swab

### Sunny commented on 2024-01-27

The bottle’s neck looks crowded. Air circulation maybe poor. It also looks like bits of dead leaves or the flap around a new growth is rotting. Rinse as stated above. Check if the stems are rotting by wiping clean the area. Cut off the rotten stems, if any, and propagate again.  
I recommend:  
1\) removing any leaves debris that fall under water  
2\) using a wider mouth container for better air circulation  
3\) putting less stems in one jar so fungus/bacteria has less chance to spread  
4\) Changing the water at least once a week. Thoroughly clean and disinfect the containers each time.

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