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title: "So uh… what do I do about these little gatecrashers? I don’t mind…"
description: "So uh… what do I do about these little gatecrashers? I don’t mind them being there if they’re harmless or helpful. If not, how do I remove them - are they…"
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author: "Enny"
published: "2024-09-13T11:53:32.794991Z"
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# So uh… what do I do about these little gatecrashers? I don’t mind…

_Enny님이 2024-09-13에 게시함_

So uh… what do I do about these little gatecrashers?

I don’t mind them being there if they’re harmless or helpful. If not, how do I remove them - are they poisonous?

It’s a tradescantia pallida (or ‘purple heart’) :)

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/8SJAyX3wS-krgTTi0TgMr-8q9A3mRnDvPtjv1tidSUc/O605QzMqSFaE2fwXjGghjw.webp?size=large)

## 3개의 댓글

### Manic1님이 2024-09-13에 댓글을 남겼어요.

They are there because the soil is damp for some time and show your soil has good nutrients.  
You can leave them if that’s your preference but I’d just pluck them out gently as they’ll be taking the good stuff away from your plant.

### Josie님이 2024-09-13에 댓글을 남겼어요.

The mushrooms will actually enrich the soil if you let them decay in it. As far as the fuzzy stuff around the plant I’ve never seen a Purple Heart do that. Is it normal? If it’s dust or pet furr I would recommend cleaning it off as it can prevent the plant from absorbing nutrients as well.

#### Enny님이 2024-09-14에 답변했습니다.

Thank you, Josie. I decided to keep the mushrooms and they’ve already dried out and died (within a day of the photo!).

The fuzzy fur type stuff is normal for this plant, although I appreciate other types of tradescantia don’t have fur.

The yellowy dust on the edge of two leaves have come from the mushrooms hovering just above them - spores I guess. I did intend to wash that off, so thank you for the reminder :)

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