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title: "So I got this Tradescantia a while ago and she’s done great with her…"
description: "So I got this Tradescantia a while ago and she’s done great with her growth. I’m scared to repot her or even look at the roots bc I accidentally damaged her…"
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author: "Kate"
published: "2026-08-04T02:22:23.304127Z"
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# So I got this Tradescantia a while ago and she’s done great with her…

_Posted by Kate on 2026-08-04_

So I got this Tradescantia a while ago and she’s done great with her growth. I’m scared to repot her or even look at the roots bc I accidentally damaged her leaves last time. If you couldn’t tell lol. I want to put her into one of my clear containers so I can see what’s going on. She’s still in her nursery pot from the store, I left it alone bc she’s doing good.

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## 3 comments

### Nelumbonucifera commented on 2026-08-04

If she’s healthy you shouldn’t have any issues. These things are resilient and actually pretty hard to kill. I live in Louisiana and the heat here is atrocious and I’ve forgotten cutting out for days and they are still thriving 😂 you should be okay to repot her if you’re worried about transplant shock don’t take away any of the direct from her roots simply get a bigger pot and place her into it and fill the gaps with more soil 👍🏻

#### Nelumbonucifera replied on 2026-08-04

Dirt\* not direct

#### Kate replied on 2026-08-04

Haha yes!! I’m in Texas and the humidity is atrocious 😂thank you!

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