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title: "Back when I had no idea how easy it was to take care of a…"
description: "Back when I had no idea how easy it was to take care of a tradescantia😂 📸taken 7/20/22 moved to plant graveyard 7/20/22 🪦"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Tallplantdude"
published: "2026-09-01T17:00:11.009999Z"
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# Back when I had no idea how easy it was to take care of a…

_Posted by Tallplantdude on 2026-09-01_

Back when I had no idea how easy it was to take care of a tradescantia😂  
📸taken 7/20/22  
moved to plant graveyard 7/20/22 🪦

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/C5doAz0YKLBbY_-lBkfkGbAEyyPw3iuGl9OR9ppEn4Q/L9sM9xHUTlKvv2YIPAY_mw.webp?size=large)

## 9 comments

### Emmyyy commented on 2026-09-01

Oh girl! That poor stick 😂

### Brittany commented on 2026-09-01

Let’s see your healthy new one!

#### Tallplantdude replied on 2026-09-02

This is from 3-4 days ago

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/C5doAz0YKLBbY_-lBkfkGbAEyyPw3iuGl9OR9ppEn4Q/oVzfMDHeQzOgR9xQH1Ab5Q.webp?size=large)

#### Brittany replied on 2026-09-02

Glorious! 🤩

#### Courtney (newbie) replied on 2026-09-02

How do you get them to grow straight up?

#### Tallplantdude replied on 2026-09-04

I kept them by the window and rotated them every couple of days after I potted the cuttings up. They fell over like 3 days ago after I didn’t rotate for like a day.

### Courtney (newbie) commented on 2026-09-02

Wait thats what mine looks like rn 😅 one tiny new leaf coming back after root rot and thrips lol

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fVFbgdMaQPy3Juh0NWmIJQEpY8f1l5jE-2HZp3cDPX0/BRozLh8VRPeiuNfRxQiQjA.webp?size=large)

### RSavor commented on 2026-09-02

People who visit say I have a green thumb, but I have lost so many plants! It takes time and trial and error to figure them out!

#### Brittany replied on 2026-09-02

Totally. And the best grow lights you can afford.

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