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title: "Got this new plant yesterday and there was no tag or anything, can…"
description: "Got this new plant yesterday and there was no tag or anything, can someone please help me identify it?"
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# Got this new plant yesterday and there was no tag or anything, can…

_Geplaatst door Plant lover 2000 op 2024-09-09_

Got this new plant yesterday and there was no tag or anything, can someone please help me identify it?

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/y0S9EgS_OUKTmla4x-ipuYUc9JTGmP6oB7vrVUf7s4A/h4gM8SKiQ-y-pFOTcTsgXw.webp?size=large)

## 4 reacties

### Show me the Greens! reageerde op 2024-09-09

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IRQx0M2Gzl97_PsATuntVFTt1ZCqi4SvZNpXxoYJJYw/RIKanx4mRRqCuKle7Qv9hw.webp?size=large)

### Tee Jay reageerde op 2024-09-09

Tradescantia for sure, but idk which variety. Maybe pallida?

### Sunny reageerde op 2024-09-09

Definitely Tradescantia Padilla “Purple Heart.”

### K reageerde op 2024-09-09

I absolutely adore tradescantia, so congratulations on making a great plant choice to start out.

I want to put this up front so you anticipate it: when the plant has been growing for a while it can get leggy-looking and the top and older parts of stems can get very bare. I know a lot of people who have thrown out their tradescantia for this reason, but you don’t need to! Just chop any bald or leggy-looking stems back so there’s maybe 1/2-1” coming out of the soil. They will regrow fuller than before and pretty quickly. And the parts you cut can also be stuck back into the pot for a fuller plant. Old leaves die off faster than other plants but it’ll also replace quickly if you give it the chop once every 6-12 months. Those stems are easily-broken for a reason.

Good luck!

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