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title: "Plant lovers, I could use some advice! The tips of my Tradescantia…"
description: "Plant lovers, I could use some advice! The tips of my Tradescantia Nanouk have just started turning brown. Any idea what might be causing it and how I can fix…"
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published: "2025-07-04T00:25:41.727519Z"
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# Plant lovers, I could use some advice! The tips of my Tradescantia…

_Gepostet von Sharon am 2025-07-04_

Plant lovers, I could use some advice! The tips of my Tradescantia Nanouk have just started turning brown. Any idea what might be causing it and how I can fix it? I’d really appreciate the help!

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## 11 Kommentare

### Queen Anne plant dad kommentierte am 2025-07-04

I wish I knew my young tradescantia get that a lot too

### Kappllow kommentierte am 2025-07-04

Are you using tap water, or clean water? These are sensitive to things in their water, especially chlorine.

#### Sharon antwortete am 2025-07-04

I’m using spring water.

### Leesh kommentierte am 2025-07-04

Yeah I second the tap water issue. Spider plants are also notorious for tips browning because of tap water. I’d switch to distilled/ reverse osmosis or rainwater if possible. It won’t kill your plant it is just unsightly

#### Sharon antwortete am 2025-07-04

I’ll give distilled water a try and see if that helps. Thanks so much!

### Joana kommentierte am 2025-07-04

Beautiful color

#### Sharon antwortete am 2025-07-04

Thank you! They love my grow light.

### Whit\_Y kommentierte am 2025-07-04

Your plant is stunning and healthy and unfortunately I don’t think there’s much one can do to prevent them. I have a few Nanouk and all of them have some brown leaf tips but are all happy otherwise.

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#### Sharon antwortete am 2025-07-04

She looks beautiful! 😍

### Em :) kommentierte am 2025-07-04

I found with my tradescantia she tended to brown around the edges if ANY water got directly on the leaves, bottom watering is the way to go if you’re not already!

#### Sharon antwortete am 2025-07-04

That could be another possibility. I usually alternate between bottom and top watering. At first, I thought it might be caused by a cold draft from the central air, but after checking the airflow, that doesn’t seem to be the issue.

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