For easy propagating when my vines start to decay at the base i sit a small pot next to it and rest the desired vine on the new soil, and because they root at nodes they will quickly take hold. After a couple weeks I split it from the mother plant and at the site of cutting 2 branches will grow. Which will also help with a fuller vine. Love my zebrinas
Question; my big zebrina is sitting with several other plants at the moment. I’m 100% fine with the vines rooting into the pots I have beside it, but are these roots known for choking out other plants? Any experience?
Thank you so much! This is one of the most helpful plant videos I've watched. I love Tradescantia, but they always seem to fail on me, where the "easier" plants like pothos and Philodendron, I've kept alive and thriving for decades. I recently decided to try a Tradescantia zebrina again, and I feel so much better equipped to care for it now.
Thanks Sharon - I respond well to praise! 🤣 The main issue with Trads like zebrina is that we're trying to grow a scrambling plant that roots as it scrambles in an unnatural form - usually with a single rooting point hanging out of a pot! There's nothing wrong with that but you can expect that sooner or later it'll run out of steam. Treat them like renewable plants with a new pot of cuttings always ready to replace the old one and you'll never run out. Alternatively, grow them like this: th-cam.com/video/O2IwlfoatcY/w-d-xo.html
Very informative. Thanks so much. I feel much more prepared and confident in growing my tradescantia now. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Finally! I've been looking for an answer to the exact problem you've explained! Thank you so much, my zebrina and red jewel grew really long and leaves started to fade and die at the root of the stems and I've read many articles about how to take care of Tradescantia but all info there were basic tips and I had this specific problem. Finally I know what I am doing wrong with my tradescantias and now I know how to resolve this issue, thank you again ;)
Great video! I bought a big bushy one a couple years ago and it’s got a big bald patch! Thought I was doing something wrong but now realise they are not trailing hanging plants and have almost been ready to give it up!
Just to add that, here in the UK, you can plant Tradescantias in the garden during the summer months. In my experience their growth habit is more natural and the foliage is usually more compact, which I suspect is due mainly to the density of the growing medium (loam/soil), which is heavier than commercial potting compost. The leaves will not tolerate frost although sometimes they re-appear the following year depending on the severity of the winter and planting location.
Yeah I believe so - although I've never tried it myself. I've heard from one subscriber that it grows really well in Greece, despite the occasional frost - although she said her plant was large, in the ground and many years old. I may give it a try. Thanks for drawing attention to it.🙏
Glad I found this video! I’ve had mine for like 3 years and it was so leggy looking so I just pinched it off and added some pieces to the center of the plant where it was naked lol and I’m hoping it fills out more and looks less like a spider 🕷.
Thanks Alexandra. They just don’t like to have a single rooting point and if they do, inevitably you’ll get bare stems. You can continue to renew them like you’re doing or you can create a situation where the stems can root as they scramble like I did with the large bag you can see in one of my videos.
Thanks for sharing this with us. I recently relocated to the southeast corner of the USA and saw tradescantia planted out in the ground, and taking over, the front garden of the veterinarian. It was thriving and I might try it out front of the porch at home. Great to know more about this plant, which always attracted me but I'd given up trying to grow!
I replied to this but it's vanished! So...it is actually an invasive species in many parts of the world. In S. Africa it's illegal to propagate it or even handle it. One man's weed is another man's prized specimen! I hope you have more luck with them in future.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 I saw your initial reply, and TH-cam wouldn't let me respond ! It is so clumsy, this site. Yes, knowing it can be a pest or take over makes me rethink putting it in the ground....stuff grows fast here, it's extremely humid, extremely warm, and rains often, or has all summer. I might try a big pot of it outside...it would be fun to succeed at growing that hot pink variety you shared!
Thanks! I wasn't aware there were Beg. luxurians varieties - just the one species. What are they called as I'd like to look them up and perhaps add to my collection?
Thank you for this video! I've had one of these for about two years now and here I was thinking I was doing it wrong and really this is all normal lol. My biggest problem with it is after the vines get so long they become heavy and then break at the rim of the pot. What I've done as a solution is train the vines to grow on a trellis and that's worked very well so far. I've noticed the vines grow thicker and stronger when they grow vertically vs being allowed to hang from the pot. I'm so sad to know that I likely threw out a good plant, my original mother plant did look like it died last winter and I saved it by re starting some of the vines (what I started my trellis with). Now I've heard from you that it could have possibly came back this last spring so I shouldn't have given up on it. I'm going to keep that in mind for when that happens again!
Glad you found it useful, Dixie! Your issue is common and happens to mine all the time after a while. When a plant gets 'tired' and you've filled the pot already with new cuttings, then you simply start more pots off with the tips from the old one. It's worth remembering that these plants grow horizontally in the wild, rooting as they go, so if you can replicate that then they'll be at their happiest. Try growing one up a moss pole so it can root along the length of each stem. That's something i'm about to try.
Hi, thank you so much! no one to my knowledge pinpointed this aspect of tradescantia zebrina, and all keep on saying "who knows...light...water..." etc, thus leaving the issue open. I've now tried to cut the branches and plant them into the same pot, let see what is going on. I'll update you. Best!
What a super helpful video re TZ! Clearly, I have some clipping, cleaning up and repotting / propagating to do. Now that I have seen your video, I feel confident that I can save my failing babies. Thank you for your insight... Off to watch the video you pinned in the comment section now. I can't get too many plant care tips with these black thumbs of mine, lol! Well, they are leaning towards deep, dark green now :O) Also, your accent is warming... brings me right back home. I have been in the States since early 1990 and I love bumping into my northern English brothers and sisters on youtube. (Mancunian? I was raised partly in W. Yorkshire but lived in Manchester for a good chunk of time)
Thanks! I really appreciate your comments. This is a really old video and probably a bit too 'rambley' for many folks - so I hope I've improved since then. Well spotted re the accent - I live just north of MCR in Wigan, although originally from St.Helens hence the accent. I'd like to say I just put it on for the US subscribers...🤣 Any questions re the Trads just fire away.
Ps my own accent is “mutt” like, lol.... My mum is from West Yorkshire, dad from Portsmouth, I was born in South Wales and I have moved around a bit since my dad was in the armed forces ... And now I live in NY, on Long Islamd . I can relate 😂
This is the most straight forward, informative. educational video by far I have seen while searching for how to mend browning leaves and straggling vines on my Wandering Jew. I had no idea. Thanks so much. I will add that I keep mine outside on a covered front porch, lots of humidity, 6 hours of sun and very hot summers in the Carolinas. Can these be successful under those conditions? One of them is thriving while the other is peaked looking. I am repotting but after watching this, I will use your information to probably separate into a few pots. Neither are currently in hanging planters, but both are raised on columns that allows plenty of hang.
Thanks I appreciate the vote of confidence! These are very tough plants so should cope fine with your conditions. Give them good potting media and plenty of space to scramble or even put down new roots.
Thanks so much. I’m a new plant mom and I just got a bushy hanging tradescantia with 3 different types I think so now I know just what to do. Amazing. I have subscribed. Sara
I'm really pleased to have helped a little, Sara. Good luck with your new plant (s) - be careful though - they're very collectable!🤣 (Also, 39K subs! Wow! Can you give me any tips?!)
Just be yourself. I think I’m a good teacher as well😉. I think sharing what you love is what comes through. Keep it simple as well. Anyway. I know what you mean about collecting. I have enough for now and am enjoying propitiation. Just made a few spider plants. Thanks again.
Are these plants ur favs? Never seen Anyone bein this much interested in Them before. I love when People love plants and know what they Are talking about, instead of selling Them for profit.
They're really not to be honest!🤣 I find it impossible to choose a favourite plant - I love them all equally...I base many of my videos on what the data shows me people want - and in this case, time and again my most popular videos are the ones on Tradescantia. This one is no exception - it's already my most viewed video out of the last 10 uploads. Very often, it's a case of repeating something I've said before, but by making a specific video that deals with one specific question or aspect of care. It's all just my opinion of course, but the hope is that some people find them helpful, even if they realise they disagree with me!🤷♂️
The zebrina is one of my favourite plants and I have a lot of plants. The silver and deep purple, shiny leaves are incredible and the way they hang is beautiful!
Thanks Anna - this is an old video and rather long - but it seems to continue to do well. I notice you're killing it at present - you must send me some tips! 😂
@@Grow_Up_Man55 not at all! And don’t get me wrong.. I shouldn’t have been condescending towards other youtubers in that comment. Obviously everyone can’t get every single piece of info in every single video. That would be ridiculous to expect. Just that this particular info is pretty important to be missed by so many!
I think I have another plant that does this (don't know the name of it in english) it does this exact same thing I have to renew it from cuttings every now and then. Good to know why it does this 👍
I'm glad that I learnt by mistakes I bought one of these plant and it was humongous at the nursery it was doing so well and then all these Vines underneath we're doing exactly what you were saying drying out and I didn't know what to do but then I thought what If i wonder if I cut the dead stuff off and put the clippings in water and keep rebooting and sticking it back in the pot I wound up giving about 10 extra large freezer bags full of cuttings away cut the plant back but now it is still going so I wasn't doing anything wrong after all I was doing what you were doing LOL glad I stumbled on this video
Yeah I learned in exactly the same way! Just trial and error really. I used to take special precautions with cuttings by separately rooting them in water or vermiculite or even perlite - but once I realised how easy they'll root I now just stick them straight into the pot I want them to finish up in, and cut out the extra work. I can't recall even 1 cutting that failed. Can't go wrong really.
I hope so too! If this doesn't help just let me know the issue and I'll see if I have anything else that will help. I have a LOT of Tradescantia videos...🤣
@@Grow_Up_Man55 Thank you for your reply :) I wish I could attach a picture here... it is basically totally brown and lost most of the leaves. 😫 this might be the very last minute to save it. Will check out your other videos too, but just a quick question: would plant food also help or this type of plant needs no such care?
Fertiliser will help an already fairly healthy plant - but sounds like yours need to be restarted - and tip cuttings taken to propagate. It won't 're-sprout' from those dead lengths of stem now. The video should show you what to do. Good luck!
They are one of the easiest to grow I have three different types. When it looks sparse I snap some stems off and lay it in the pot to root, I like it looking nice and full.
Glad it help, Vicky. There is another option where you can grow them more like they prefer to grow in nature. This video shows you how: th-cam.com/video/O2IwlfoatcY/w-d-xo.html
I love your collection of plants. I have recently brought a transcandentia plant and love it it is full and bushy and beginning to trail nicely. It is a medium size pot at the moment.
Thanks Maria! Just bare in mind it'll eventually start losing leaves further back up the stems - it's inevitable - but you can either propagate and stick back in the pot, start a new pot off, or do as I've suggested in this video: th-cam.com/video/O2IwlfoatcY/w-d-xo.html
Glad it helped! I have plenty of videos on Tradescantia. Try this one on the 26 varieties I had (at the time of making the video - I have more now!): th-cam.com/video/-TIv7p5fA6s/w-d-xo.html
Great tips as always. Can I just say Tradescantia as an indoor plant is so much more friendly than Ivy outdoors (personally can’t stand the stuff!) Ivy is a killer to other plants and causes too much damage and I’m speaking from experience. It looks great until your neighbour's Ivy strangles the roots of your roses or becomes a tripping hazard when the roots of the Ivy grow along the ground. On a positive though, I love seeing how your Tradescantia’s are doing. I dropped mine and I think the shock made it die off so bought another one about a week ago and the tip of replanting is great to know. Always informative, thanks. 🙂
Glad you found it useful Leoney! 😃 I know Ivy isn't everyone's cup of tea - but on the positive side it's terrific for wildlife - the birds love to nest in it, and as it flowers in winter it provides loads of much-needed nectar for the little flying beasties too. But yeah, it can get out of hand if not properly managed, like many other plants. And hopefully you won't ever need to buy a replacement Tradescantia ever again now you'll always a couple of pots on the go.😃
I’m so glad I found this video to better understand this plant. I was wondering - if you keep the bottoms of the vines pruned, will that prevent the upper leaves from drying out? Or is it necessary to go into the pruning/propagating cycle in order to keep the top bushy. Thanks!
Glad you found it useful. Sorry it was so long! If you prune the bottom vines you'll get branching further back the stem which will bush it out. But in the end, because it can't root as it travels, you'll get brown leaves as the stem matures. This video shows you how to avoid brown leaves entirely (or at least for quite a long time!): th-cam.com/video/O2IwlfoatcY/w-d-xo.html
My pleasure - glad to have helped. I've a new video coming out fairly soon showing a trailing Trad. zebrina where I rooted it all the way down to show people the difference if you grow them this way. You might want to keep an out for it. :)
I think I did it the correct way. haha I have this tradescantia, a gift from my friend. Then it grows kinda fast, and I keep pruning and rooted it in water and plant into new pot. Now they are hanging beautifully outside my house.
The flowers of Tradescantia zebrina are pretty but small and only last a day. However they come in clusters so as one closes another opens. So leave the cluster alone until you’re sure the whole cluster is silent then you can cut the flower stalk off.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 I did find this. This was one of the first plants my mom gave me to care for as a kid. I was so proud of it. Thanks for helping me remember how much I love them. premiersucculents.com/post/802649180019/which-variety-do-i-have-tradescantia
Hi, I love your videos. Would you be able to do a short on the difference between discolour and quadricolour? I have both mixed in together and am not sure which is which. I want to propagate separately. Thanks so much x
Thanks Emma! I'll add to my list - but in the meantime - check the cultivar checklist at this link: tradescantia.uk/checklist/?sta=accepted&ava=locally-produced;mass-produced Hope that helps!
Very informative!! When you were talking about the long stringy stems with all the nodes -I am now wondering could you cut long ones , take the leaves off and bury the long stems in a long rectangular vessel!?
I'm actually in the middle of a video where I'm testing something like that. Although I've left the leaves on as I've found they rarely survive when you strip all the leaves off a stem. Watch this space...😃
Yes, you only need a few cuttings, leaves or not, to get a large, bushy full pot of it. I "restart" mine every year this way. You don't even need to bury the nodes!
Tradescantia will grow in practically anything - even gravel! I use a multipurpose compost with perlite for added drainage - but to be optimal it will very much depend on your environment. They prefer to remain on the drier side, so whatever media will give you that in your environment will be what to use.
Did you do an update video to the tradescantia plants you totally cut back because of a virus they had? I’m thinking of starting fresh by cutting it back to a couple of inches on each stem so I can start pinching it back earlier to grow bushier instead of the leggy plant I have now. Saving the cuttings of course.
I don't think I did a specific update - but every video on them following on used the same Tradescantia. I've only ever bought one Tradescantia Tricolor and still have several pots of it dotted about the place so cutting it right back certainly works well. I would say to ensure you leave at least a few leaves on it. It might still work for you but just to make sure. Good luck!
Once the variegation is gone it won't come back. You need to buy another I'm afraid. The good news is that providing you then pinch out any reverted, fully green leaves, you can keep it variegated for years. This video might be useful: th-cam.com/video/Sj1ZkpzZ7F8/w-d-xo.html
What is the green/grey plant at timestamp 3:52? I know it's sorta late to comment on this video. It looks like some sort of cane begonia. The best I can figure is Begonia Gryphon. But, every example I've found, the leaves are a lot more green than the one in your video. Is it a Begonia Gryphon, and, if so, is yours really that grey-ish looking? It's a stunning plant and I'd love to get my hands on one. Thank you!
Yeah it's a Begonia 'Gryphon' - AKA 'Pegasus'. They're actually in a group called 'upright rhizomatous'. The leaves (like many Begonias) can be changeable depending on temperature and light levels.
I have a question about the propagation in water .i already put mine in water for about one week but no roots . should I put it in direct sunlight ? Or should I transfer it to the pot ? I'm begginer here
I always find that Tradescantia root the quickest in sphagnum moss - closely followed by perlite. However, the easiest thing to do is to simply plant the unrooted cuttings right in the their final position which will give you less to do. General purpose compost is fine. As far as your water cuttings go, hang on another week and see what happens. I would also watch this video just to make sure you've prepared the cutting correctly. Start watching at 5:42. Hope it helps. th-cam.com/video/aNt7EoHi8hg/w-d-xo.html
Thankyou for this!! I have two of these cuttings currently in water and doing nicely. Should I transfer to a sphagnum moss heated prop box for a bit before potting?
My pleasure. To be honest, they root so easily I'd go straight to the pot. You'll gain nothing by babying them - they'll root in practically anything with a bit of moisture there.
I have seen ur video .It is very informative.I had ur first kind of zebrina but I couldn't survive them 3 times.They were rotten and I actually want to the preparation for it.Would you please tell me that?
@@sadiaparveen2922 Ah I understand now. Trad. zebrina will grow in most media. I use a multi-purpose compost with some added perlite, but coir will do just as well.
Thank you for this very informative video. Subscribed!!!! Could I just pull out the old exhausted stem with all the roots or would I make a mess doing it?
Thanks I appreciate that! You could try - but all the stems are so easily broken you might cause more damage than necessary - especially when you might not really gain much anyway. Apart from pruning established pots or replanting tips until the pot is full, my position is that you're not really gaining anything by doing any more to it - by that I mean dividing, repotting or pulling roots. It's easier in my opinion to simply start new pots off from cuttings. If you get totally fed up with the old pot - either from bare stems or crispy leaves etc, you can always go completely drastic and chop it right back to the base. In my experience they very often re-sprout and look great again with new foliage. (Occasionally - the whole thing dies - but providing you've taken cuttings as insurance you've not much to lose.)
@@Grow_Up_Man55 I understand. I just got a cutting, so I have a long way. In the meantime I will have the time to watch your videos and learn more . Thank you for taking the time to give me this full reply!
One last question, I understand it would differ from plant to plant but with the wandering jew that has bleached leaves , when u move it to more shade how long would it take to adjust to the increased shade out of your experience; about a week?????
I don't think those leaves will ever change colour again - it's a case of removing the stems by shortening them and allowing newer ones to replace them. New growth could take some time depending on the time of year. Spring would be best for fastest growth - as a rule - but I'd be happy to do it at any time of year and wait for the recovery.
I listen to you about pinching them and I did pinched. I took the last leaf that was growing to bush up down stairs (sorry my enlish is not good) . And then started to happen, that trad. is lossing half of the leaf that is beneath that what I cut. I tought that insect might eat it, but I couldn't found that insect. I than concluded that it is tradescantia doing that by herself, I don"t know why? Do you know? It is zebrina.
Your English is great. It's really difficult though for me to offer an opinion without seeing the plant, and knowing the conditions it's growing in. As I've pointed out in this video, one trailing stem of Tradescantia Zebrina will eventually lose all its leaves naturally over time, as it's in an artificial environment and isn't being allowed to root as travels horizontally along the ground. Perhaps you could take some cuttings and start another pot off?
@@Grow_Up_Man55 I am talking about previous video where you talk about pinching them and what is it (how people don't understang you when you talk about pinching zebrina). Maybe I should post under that video and not under this one? So, since I can not post a picture of zebrina here, this is my description: it is inside my house, on west side, under the window, she likes that. I also have some in medium sun but they don't trive well. I think that I am a good gardener I have 50-ish plants inside my house for years. I am asking since I never heard before about pinching zebrina, and I did it listening to you (and I am not mad at you I am just asking because I am courious) do you know why is bellow that pinched leaf, that leaf that look like it is eatan by caterpillar? It is not. It started after I pinched leaf then I noticed that the leaf beneat that one is loosing half off its size. And it is started to looks like it is been eaten by a catepillar. Does that ever happen to yours zebrinas when you pinched them?
Ok I understand a little more now. If you’re saying that some leaves look like they’ve been eaten, then I would say the chances are practically 100% definite that it’s been eaten! There is no way that pinching the tips out from a stem will lead to sections of remaining leaves disappearing. Why don’t you send me some photos? My email address is in the About section on my channel.
Mine are fine with it - I even tried misting them daily to see if there was any reaction - nothing. I suspect people who say this have cooler temps and very little air movement - and even then, leaf markings might be down to some other factor, environmental or otherwise.
I've got a solution for you. Get a 6" piece of PVC pipe, whatever length you want, and split it in half vertically. Wrap the half in burlap and fill it with soil. Plant your Tradescantia at the top, keep it watered and let it grow, rooting in all the way down. And voila, you will have a lovely, bushy Tradescantia. (I suppose the lower part of the pipe will need to be stood in a pot, as if it was a moss pole)
That's a great idea Michael - and might make a good project for several videos! I could just do it horizontally for ease, and leave the half-pipe open. At the very least it would demonstrate how they grow naturally and what happens at each rooting node. Thanks for the idea!🙏
Thanks for using a timestamp - makes it so much easier! That would be Begonia Silver Lace. You can learn more about in this video at 6:00 - th-cam.com/video/7HLpThqxz1o/w-d-xo.html
@@Grow_Up_Man55 2:03 for example. They're nearly in the middle of the frame. One plant has flower bulbs (I think they're called) the other tall one beside it on the right has beautiful red flowers bloomed.
👀 ➡️ WATCH this video to learn how to stop them trailing and make a BUSHY plant: th-cam.com/video/aNt7EoHi8hg/w-d-xo.html
For easy propagating when my vines start to decay at the base i sit a small pot next to it and rest the desired vine on the new soil, and because they root at nodes they will quickly take hold. After a couple weeks I split it from the mother plant and at the site of cutting 2 branches will grow. Which will also help with a fuller vine. Love my zebrinas
Thanks for the great idea there Anthony.
Question; my big zebrina is sitting with several other plants at the moment. I’m 100% fine with the vines rooting into the pots I have beside it, but are these roots known for choking out other plants? Any experience?
@@spa-peggymeatballs4861 the roots aren't typically too terribly deep. I wouldn't imagine it'd kill anything unless it really took over the pot.
@@anthonymartin1516 thanks for responding!! Now off to lay a lot of plants around my big zebrina. Lol
I just can't stop looking at those orchid roots. They're gorgeous!
Yeah air roots are pretty weird! But gorgeous.🤷♂️
Thank you so much! This is one of the most helpful plant videos I've watched. I love Tradescantia, but they always seem to fail on me, where the "easier" plants like pothos and Philodendron, I've kept alive and thriving for decades. I recently decided to try a Tradescantia zebrina again, and I feel so much better equipped to care for it now.
Thanks Sharon - I respond well to praise! 🤣 The main issue with Trads like zebrina is that we're trying to grow a scrambling plant that roots as it scrambles in an unnatural form - usually with a single rooting point hanging out of a pot! There's nothing wrong with that but you can expect that sooner or later it'll run out of steam. Treat them like renewable plants with a new pot of cuttings always ready to replace the old one and you'll never run out. Alternatively, grow them like this: th-cam.com/video/O2IwlfoatcY/w-d-xo.html
Very informative. Thanks so much. I feel much more prepared and confident in growing my tradescantia now. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Glad it was helpful!
Finally! I've been looking for an answer to the exact problem you've explained! Thank you so much, my zebrina and red jewel grew really long and leaves started to fade and die at the root of the stems and I've read many articles about how to take care of Tradescantia but all info there were basic tips and I had this specific problem. Finally I know what I am doing wrong with my tradescantias and now I know how to resolve this issue, thank you again ;)
I'm really glad I could help! 😀
Same!
I just made my first bushy Zebrina! And now I know how to have a house full of them!! Thank you!!
My pleasure! They're very collectable - you'll soon start drooling over the gazillions of hybrids... 😂
Great video! I bought a big bushy one a couple years ago and it’s got a big bald patch! Thought I was doing something wrong but now realise they are not trailing hanging plants and have almost been ready to give it up!
Glad I could help! 😀
Just to add that, here in the UK, you can plant Tradescantias in the garden during the summer months. In my experience their growth habit is more natural and the foliage is usually more compact, which I suspect is due mainly to the density of the growing medium (loam/soil), which is heavier than commercial potting compost. The leaves will not tolerate frost although sometimes they re-appear the following year depending on the severity of the winter and planting location.
Yeah I believe so - although I've never tried it myself. I've heard from one subscriber that it grows really well in Greece, despite the occasional frost - although she said her plant was large, in the ground and many years old. I may give it a try. Thanks for drawing attention to it.🙏
Glad I found this video! I’ve had mine for like 3 years and it was so leggy looking so I just pinched it off and added some pieces to the center of the plant where it was naked lol and I’m hoping it fills out more and looks less like a spider 🕷.
Thanks Alexandra. They just don’t like to have a single rooting point and if they do, inevitably you’ll get bare stems. You can continue to renew them like you’re doing or you can create a situation where the stems can root as they scramble like I did with the large bag you can see in one of my videos.
Just got my first tradescantia, so glad i stumbled on your vid or I'd have no idea this was how they functioned!
Glad I could help!
I went to Croatia last September and these plants grow everywhere! They were huge and so vibrant
I understand why they go leggy now and start dying off from the top. Great video.
Thanks Jemma!😁
Thanks teach 😁 I thoroughly enjoyed learning about my favorite family of plants! 🤓😁
My pleasure!😁
Another very informative vid, I certainly learnt a lot from this! Thank you👍🏻
Cheers Paul! That's always the aim - although the more I learn the more I realise I don't know...
This is such a beautiful plant, one of my favorites! Thanks for your good advice!❤
My pleasure. 😀
Thanks for sharing this with us. I recently relocated to the southeast corner of the USA and saw tradescantia planted out in the ground, and taking over, the front garden of the veterinarian. It was thriving and I might try it out front of the porch at home. Great to know more about this plant, which always attracted me but I'd given up trying to grow!
I replied to this but it's vanished! So...it is actually an invasive species in many parts of the world. In S. Africa it's illegal to propagate it or even handle it. One man's weed is another man's prized specimen! I hope you have more luck with them in future.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 I saw your initial reply, and TH-cam wouldn't let me respond ! It is so clumsy, this site. Yes, knowing it can be a pest or take over makes me rethink putting it in the ground....stuff grows fast here, it's extremely humid, extremely warm, and rains often, or has all summer. I might try a big pot of it outside...it would be fun to succeed at growing that hot pink variety you shared!
😄 Good luck - I hope it grows well for you.
Your Luxurians is lovely, I have 3 luxurians varieties. They are my favorite begonia.
Thanks! I wasn't aware there were Beg. luxurians varieties - just the one species. What are they called as I'd like to look them up and perhaps add to my collection?
Thank you for this video! I've had one of these for about two years now and here I was thinking I was doing it wrong and really this is all normal lol. My biggest problem with it is after the vines get so long they become heavy and then break at the rim of the pot. What I've done as a solution is train the vines to grow on a trellis and that's worked very well so far. I've noticed the vines grow thicker and stronger when they grow vertically vs being allowed to hang from the pot.
I'm so sad to know that I likely threw out a good plant, my original mother plant did look like it died last winter and I saved it by re starting some of the vines (what I started my trellis with). Now I've heard from you that it could have possibly came back this last spring so I shouldn't have given up on it. I'm going to keep that in mind for when that happens again!
Glad you found it useful, Dixie! Your issue is common and happens to mine all the time after a while. When a plant gets 'tired' and you've filled the pot already with new cuttings, then you simply start more pots off with the tips from the old one. It's worth remembering that these plants grow horizontally in the wild, rooting as they go, so if you can replicate that then they'll be at their happiest. Try growing one up a moss pole so it can root along the length of each stem. That's something i'm about to try.
They really have interesting leaves texture. ❤️
I think so too!
Hi, thank you so much! no one to my knowledge pinpointed this aspect of tradescantia zebrina, and all keep on saying "who knows...light...water..." etc, thus leaving the issue open. I've now tried to cut the branches and plant them into the same pot, let see what is going on. I'll update you. Best!
That’s great to hear! Fingers crossed this improves things for you. 🤞
@@Grow_Up_Man55 thank you again, I'll visit your channel for other interesting videos on my beloved plants! bye
What a super helpful video re TZ! Clearly, I have some clipping, cleaning up and repotting / propagating to do. Now that I have seen your video, I feel confident that I can save my failing babies. Thank you for your insight... Off to watch the video you pinned in the comment section now. I can't get too many plant care tips with these black thumbs of mine, lol! Well, they are leaning towards deep, dark green now :O) Also, your accent is warming... brings me right back home. I have been in the States since early 1990 and I love bumping into my northern English brothers and sisters on youtube. (Mancunian? I was raised partly in W. Yorkshire but lived in Manchester for a good chunk of time)
Thanks! I really appreciate your comments. This is a really old video and probably a bit too 'rambley' for many folks - so I hope I've improved since then. Well spotted re the accent - I live just north of MCR in Wigan, although originally from St.Helens hence the accent. I'd like to say I just put it on for the US subscribers...🤣 Any questions re the Trads just fire away.
iWaffle .... especially when I am super interested in or excited about something... so the rambling didn’t bother me at all.
Ps my own accent is “mutt” like, lol.... My mum is from West Yorkshire, dad from Portsmouth, I was born in South Wales and I have moved around a bit since my dad was in the armed forces ... And now I live in NY, on Long Islamd . I can relate 😂
This is the most straight forward, informative. educational video by far I have seen while searching for how to mend browning leaves and straggling vines on my Wandering Jew. I had no idea. Thanks so much. I will add that I keep mine outside on a covered front porch, lots of humidity, 6 hours of sun and very hot summers in the Carolinas. Can these be successful under those conditions? One of them is thriving while the other is peaked looking. I am repotting but after watching this, I will use your information to probably separate into a few pots. Neither are currently in hanging planters, but both are raised on columns that allows plenty of hang.
Thanks I appreciate the vote of confidence! These are very tough plants so should cope fine with your conditions. Give them good potting media and plenty of space to scramble or even put down new roots.
Thank you for such an informative video! I have some Tradescantia and now I understand the plant so much better!
Thank you! Makes a change from being told I talk too much! 🤷♂️🤣
Thanks so much. I’m a new plant mom and I just got a bushy hanging tradescantia with 3 different types I think so now I know just what to do. Amazing. I have subscribed. Sara
I'm really pleased to have helped a little, Sara. Good luck with your new plant (s) - be careful though - they're very collectable!🤣 (Also, 39K subs! Wow! Can you give me any tips?!)
Just be yourself. I think I’m a good teacher as well😉. I think sharing what you love is what comes through. Keep it simple as well. Anyway. I know what you mean about collecting. I have enough for now and am enjoying propitiation. Just made a few spider plants. Thanks again.
I thank you for letting us know that it does have flowers on it. Mine has bloom several time and fade the same day. Thank you. 🌼
My pleasure. I'm pleased to hear yours is doing well for you.😁
Are these plants ur favs? Never seen Anyone bein this much interested in Them before. I love when People love plants and know what they Are talking about, instead of selling Them for profit.
They're really not to be honest!🤣 I find it impossible to choose a favourite plant - I love them all equally...I base many of my videos on what the data shows me people want - and in this case, time and again my most popular videos are the ones on Tradescantia. This one is no exception - it's already my most viewed video out of the last 10 uploads. Very often, it's a case of repeating something I've said before, but by making a specific video that deals with one specific question or aspect of care. It's all just my opinion of course, but the hope is that some people find them helpful, even if they realise they disagree with me!🤷♂️
The zebrina is one of my favourite plants and I have a lot of plants. The silver and deep purple, shiny leaves are incredible and the way they hang is beautiful!
Look up Jewelyn's tradescantia collection, here in Southern CA. She's got dozens of shapes, sizes and hybrids I swear.
@@erikm8372 I will, cheers Eric.
@@erikm8372 Oh no, more on the wish list! 😄
My leggy hanging zebrina just bloomed recently and I was so happy
Great video with an amazing plant. One should definitely have several varieties of these easy growing, absolutely beautiful plants 💜
Thanks Anna - this is an old video and rather long - but it seems to continue to do well. I notice you're killing it at present - you must send me some tips! 😂
Thank you. I don't understand why no other so called experts told me this.
My pleasure! I just state my thoughts as I go along - sometimes I'm wrong - sometimes I'm right.🤷♂️😃
Exactly! Just left a comment saying the same thing. I find it odd that none of the other people (whom I usually really trust) never mentioned this!
@@spa-peggymeatballs4861 I'm doubting myself now... 🤣
@@Grow_Up_Man55 not at all! And don’t get me wrong.. I shouldn’t have been condescending towards other youtubers in that comment. Obviously everyone can’t get every single piece of info in every single video. That would be ridiculous to expect. Just that this particular info is pretty important to be missed by so many!
Nice sharing dear friend ❤
Thank you so much 🙂
I think I have another plant that does this (don't know the name of it in english) it does this exact same thing I have to renew it from cuttings every now and then. Good to know why it does this 👍
Thanks! Latin names are welcome...I'm curious what it is.😀
It all makes sense now
Glad it was useful. 😀
I bought a wandering jew 2 days ago and I'm so glad I found this, now I can make sure from the start that she is healthy and won't die on me
This is just the start of your collecting...they're addictive!
I'm glad that I learnt by mistakes I bought one of these plant and it was humongous at the nursery it was doing so well and then all these Vines underneath we're doing exactly what you were saying drying out and I didn't know what to do but then I thought what If i wonder if I cut the dead stuff off and put the clippings in water and keep rebooting and sticking it back in the pot I wound up giving about 10 extra large freezer bags full of cuttings away cut the plant back but now it is still going so I wasn't doing anything wrong after all I was doing what you were doing LOL glad I stumbled on this video
Yeah I learned in exactly the same way! Just trial and error really. I used to take special precautions with cuttings by separately rooting them in water or vermiculite or even perlite - but once I realised how easy they'll root I now just stick them straight into the pot I want them to finish up in, and cut out the extra work. I can't recall even 1 cutting that failed. Can't go wrong really.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 exactly can't go wrong with this plant it wants to survive one way or another it is the most easiest plant that I have come across
Omg, thanks for verifying what I intuitively knew! 🥰🥰 SO COOL
You're welcome!
I am sooo happy I found your video!! I had no idea what went wrong. Hopefully I can save my plant now 😊
I hope so too! If this doesn't help just let me know the issue and I'll see if I have anything else that will help. I have a LOT of Tradescantia videos...🤣
@@Grow_Up_Man55 Thank you for your reply :) I wish I could attach a picture here... it is basically totally brown and lost most of the leaves. 😫 this might be the very last minute to save it. Will check out your other videos too, but just a quick question: would plant food also help or this type of plant needs no such care?
Fertiliser will help an already fairly healthy plant - but sounds like yours need to be restarted - and tip cuttings taken to propagate. It won't 're-sprout' from those dead lengths of stem now. The video should show you what to do. Good luck!
Exactly what i needed. I fell in love when i first saw this plant but sooner or later it always died
Hopefully they'll die no longer!😁
@@Grow_Up_Man55 🤞🌱 getting a new one soon. Have a good day and thank you again 💚
I thought it was me being bad at looking after it 😂 phew, now I know what to do. Thank you
Happy to help!
Wow what an informative video. Thank you, I've learned so much!
Thank you! I really appreciate those lovely comments. 😀
They are one of the easiest to grow I have three different types. When it looks sparse I snap some stems off and lay it in the pot to root, I like it looking nice and full.
Yeah that'll keep them going till the pot gets full. After that, it's case of starting new pots off.
I work in a green house we plant them by the dozen
I did reply to this but it's vanished! Do you sell Tradescantia commercially?
We called it here in our country phillippines as a wandering dew i have many of it
Yeah it has literally dozens of colloquial names and synonyms.
Great information. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Uau! My zebrina is now quite long and the leafs on to don’t look so good.. came here and learned a lot about her! Thank you for this video!
Happy to help! 😄
Thanks so much I was wondering why it kept dying. But I did get some nice cutting that I did re-root. Now I know what to do. Yay!
Glad it help, Vicky. There is another option where you can grow them more like they prefer to grow in nature. This video shows you how: th-cam.com/video/O2IwlfoatcY/w-d-xo.html
I love your collection of plants. I have recently brought a transcandentia plant and love it it is full and bushy and beginning to trail nicely. It is a medium size pot at the moment.
Thanks Maria! Just bare in mind it'll eventually start losing leaves further back up the stems - it's inevitable - but you can either propagate and stick back in the pot, start a new pot off, or do as I've suggested in this video: th-cam.com/video/O2IwlfoatcY/w-d-xo.html
Excellent information on this plant !!!
Thanks!! 😀
This explains so much for me. Hopefully I can salvage mine.Thank you so much!
Glad it helped! I have plenty of videos on Tradescantia. Try this one on the 26 varieties I had (at the time of making the video - I have more now!): th-cam.com/video/-TIv7p5fA6s/w-d-xo.html
I'm lucky enough to have adopted a dying Tradescantia from the grocery store and once she was in good shape she started producing 1-4 blooms A DAY!!
wow
That's great! I'm not sure why this comment is only now appearing in my TH-cam Studio comments section after 8 months!
Hmmm interesting thanks for sharing
Glad it was useful.😃
Thank you for this informative video. I learn a lot for a plant called Tradescantia. New friend here with full support.
Thanks and welcome! 😄
Great tips as always. Can I just say Tradescantia as an indoor plant is so much more friendly than Ivy outdoors (personally can’t stand the stuff!) Ivy is a killer to other plants and causes too much damage and I’m speaking from experience. It looks great until your neighbour's Ivy strangles the roots of your roses or becomes a tripping hazard when the roots of the Ivy grow along the ground. On a positive though, I love seeing how your Tradescantia’s are doing. I dropped mine and I think the shock made it die off so bought another one about a week ago and the tip of replanting is great to know. Always informative, thanks. 🙂
Glad you found it useful Leoney! 😃 I know Ivy isn't everyone's cup of tea - but on the positive side it's terrific for wildlife - the birds love to nest in it, and as it flowers in winter it provides loads of much-needed nectar for the little flying beasties too. But yeah, it can get out of hand if not properly managed, like many other plants. And hopefully you won't ever need to buy a replacement Tradescantia ever again now you'll always a couple of pots on the go.😃
Thank you! Very well explained and all makes total sense.
Thanks! I’m impressed you managed to stick with it! I should have made it shorter really. 🤷♂️
Super helpful and insightful, thanks!
Thanks Simone I really appreciate that!😁
I’m so glad I found this video to better understand this plant. I was wondering - if you keep the bottoms of the vines pruned, will that prevent the upper leaves from drying out? Or is it necessary to go into the pruning/propagating cycle in order to keep the top bushy. Thanks!
Glad you found it useful. Sorry it was so long! If you prune the bottom vines you'll get branching further back the stem which will bush it out. But in the end, because it can't root as it travels, you'll get brown leaves as the stem matures. This video shows you how to avoid brown leaves entirely (or at least for quite a long time!): th-cam.com/video/O2IwlfoatcY/w-d-xo.html
@@Grow_Up_Man55 thank you so much! Your information has been very helpful.
Ok, now I understand. Thank you!
Happy to help!
Thank you for the explanation! Very, very helpful.
Thanks Katherine - glad it was useful.😁
Wow that’s very beautiful my friend thanks for the answers of my problems issues of my tradescantia plants now I understand thank you again
My pleasure - glad to have helped. I've a new video coming out fairly soon showing a trailing Trad. zebrina where I rooted it all the way down to show people the difference if you grow them this way. You might want to keep an out for it. :)
Such a nice video with plentiful valuable information. 👏
Glad you enjoyed it Almas.😃
Top Video, many Infos. Thank you 🌱
Glad it was helpful!
Wow great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you so much! This is very helpful!
Glad it was helpful, Tiffany!😁
Explained very well! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I think I did it the correct way. haha I have this tradescantia, a gift from my friend. Then it grows kinda fast, and I keep pruning and rooted it in water and plant into new pot. Now they are hanging beautifully outside my house.
Glad to hear it!
So interesting!
Thanks Bernice! 😃
I grow mine on a shallow pot and let the leaves run along the table freely. When they get way out of hand I cut them.
Yeah me too.
So beautiful .....great content ..👍
Thank you so much 🙂
Thanks for the video but could you please explain what to do with the flowers or spent flowers please
The flowers of Tradescantia zebrina are pretty but small and only last a day. However they come in clusters so as one closes another opens. So leave the cluster alone until you’re sure the whole cluster is silent then you can cut the flower stalk off.
That’s a gorgeous plant!! I’d love to find one.
Try eBay. 😀
@@Grow_Up_Man55 I did find this. This was one of the first plants my mom gave me to care for as a kid. I was so proud of it. Thanks for helping me remember how much I love them. premiersucculents.com/post/802649180019/which-variety-do-i-have-tradescantia
Glad to rekindle your love of them! Thanks for the resource too - I actually use that page all the time. Really useful guide. 😀
Lovely video....tks
@@avrilcaulfield7627 Glad you enjoyed it. 😃
I have Tradescantia Zebrina, the flower color is lavander
Fabulous!
learned so much, thank you :D
That's great to hear!😃
Hi, I love your videos. Would you be able to do a short on the difference between discolour and quadricolour? I have both mixed in together and am not sure which is which. I want to propagate separately. Thanks so much x
Thanks Emma! I'll add to my list - but in the meantime - check the cultivar checklist at this link: tradescantia.uk/checklist/?sta=accepted&ava=locally-produced;mass-produced Hope that helps!
Very educational!!
Thanks!
Very informative, thanks you very much!
Really glad you enjoyed it, John.😃
Brilliant video, thank you!
Very kind of you to say so, Sue.😁
Very informative!! When you were talking about the long stringy stems with all the nodes -I am now wondering could you cut long ones , take the leaves off and bury the long stems in a long rectangular vessel!?
I'm actually in the middle of a video where I'm testing something like that. Although I've left the leaves on as I've found they rarely survive when you strip all the leaves off a stem. Watch this space...😃
Tropical Plants at 53 Degrees for sure! I have subscribed!!🌱🍃🪴🌿
Yes, you only need a few cuttings, leaves or not, to get a large, bushy full pot of it. I "restart" mine every year this way. You don't even need to bury the nodes!
Andrea So what do you mean, can you just leave them on top of the soil or something?
@@rrt401 yes! I water like I usually would and it will root like it does in the wild. Very easy!
Very interesting & very lovely heslthy looking plants.👍
Thanks Edward I appreciate that.😃
I have also planted zebrina plants ... I hope to post that video soon .. you must watch it too .. it makes me happy
I will check it out! 😀
Thanks a lot a very useful video
Glad it was helpful! 😀
Hello. Can You tell me what soil composition you use here for this plant?
Tradescantia will grow in practically anything - even gravel! I use a multipurpose compost with perlite for added drainage - but to be optimal it will very much depend on your environment. They prefer to remain on the drier side, so whatever media will give you that in your environment will be what to use.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 Thank you for your advice.
Did you do an update video to the tradescantia plants you totally cut back because of a virus they had? I’m thinking of starting fresh by cutting it back to a couple of inches on each stem so I can start pinching it back earlier to grow bushier instead of the leggy plant I have now. Saving the cuttings of course.
I don't think I did a specific update - but every video on them following on used the same Tradescantia. I've only ever bought one Tradescantia Tricolor and still have several pots of it dotted about the place so cutting it right back certainly works well. I would say to ensure you leave at least a few leaves on it. It might still work for you but just to make sure. Good luck!
@@Grow_Up_Man55 thanks!
So pretty
I'm getting a tradescantia zebrina for my furtue mantis terrarium enclosure! I'm excited to see them sit on the vines!!
Sounds fabulous! I'd like to see that too.
Thank you!!! I have a minima but it lost all the variegation, what can I do?
Once the variegation is gone it won't come back. You need to buy another I'm afraid. The good news is that providing you then pinch out any reverted, fully green leaves, you can keep it variegated for years. This video might be useful: th-cam.com/video/Sj1ZkpzZ7F8/w-d-xo.html
Thanks
Thanks Lisa! After 4 years of videos - and over 500 videos, yours is the very first Super Thanks I've ever had! 😂 Glad to be of service.
Thank you so much 💓
You're welcome 😊
What is the green/grey plant at timestamp 3:52? I know it's sorta late to comment on this video. It looks like some sort of cane begonia. The best I can figure is Begonia Gryphon. But, every example I've found, the leaves are a lot more green than the one in your video. Is it a Begonia Gryphon, and, if so, is yours really that grey-ish looking? It's a stunning plant and I'd love to get my hands on one. Thank you!
Yeah it's a Begonia 'Gryphon' - AKA 'Pegasus'. They're actually in a group called 'upright rhizomatous'. The leaves (like many Begonias) can be changeable depending on temperature and light levels.
Thank you very much! I’ve never seen one in my area before. But you can bet I’ll be trying to hunt one down now.
I have a question about the propagation in water .i already put mine in water for about one week but no roots . should I put it in direct sunlight ? Or should I transfer it to the pot ? I'm begginer here
I always find that Tradescantia root the quickest in sphagnum moss - closely followed by perlite. However, the easiest thing to do is to simply plant the unrooted cuttings right in the their final position which will give you less to do. General purpose compost is fine. As far as your water cuttings go, hang on another week and see what happens. I would also watch this video just to make sure you've prepared the cutting correctly. Start watching at 5:42. Hope it helps. th-cam.com/video/aNt7EoHi8hg/w-d-xo.html
Thankyou for this!! I have two of these cuttings currently in water and doing nicely. Should I transfer to a sphagnum moss heated prop box for a bit before potting?
My pleasure. To be honest, they root so easily I'd go straight to the pot. You'll gain nothing by babying them - they'll root in practically anything with a bit of moisture there.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 thankyou!!! il get some good soil and pot it up xx
U can propagate it tru cuttings with nodes
Yeah - I've about a gazillion videos showing propagation. 😃
I have seen ur video .It is very informative.I had ur first kind of zebrina but I couldn't survive them 3 times.They were rotten and I actually want to the preparation for it.Would you please tell me that?
I'm sorry Sadia - I don't understand the question part. Can you please try rephrasing it and I'll do my best to anwer?
I am sorry.I actually want to know the soil preparation for it. Thank you.
@@sadiaparveen2922 Ah I understand now. Trad. zebrina will grow in most media. I use a multi-purpose compost with some added perlite, but coir will do just as well.
Thank you so much for your advice.
And here I thought it was just impossible for me to keep it alive
I hope it helped, Lizzi.😁
Thank you for this very informative video. Subscribed!!!! Could I just pull out the old exhausted stem with all the roots or would I make a mess doing it?
Thanks I appreciate that! You could try - but all the stems are so easily broken you might cause more damage than necessary - especially when you might not really gain much anyway. Apart from pruning established pots or replanting tips until the pot is full, my position is that you're not really gaining anything by doing any more to it - by that I mean dividing, repotting or pulling roots. It's easier in my opinion to simply start new pots off from cuttings. If you get totally fed up with the old pot - either from bare stems or crispy leaves etc, you can always go completely drastic and chop it right back to the base. In my experience they very often re-sprout and look great again with new foliage. (Occasionally - the whole thing dies - but providing you've taken cuttings as insurance you've not much to lose.)
@@Grow_Up_Man55 I understand. I just got a cutting, so I have a long way. In the meantime I will have the time to watch your videos and learn more . Thank you for taking the time to give me this full reply!
@@maga7960 My pleasure!
One last question, I understand it would differ from plant to plant but with the wandering jew that has bleached leaves , when u move it to more shade how long would it take to adjust to the increased shade out of your experience; about a week?????
I don't think those leaves will ever change colour again - it's a case of removing the stems by shortening them and allowing newer ones to replace them. New growth could take some time depending on the time of year. Spring would be best for fastest growth - as a rule - but I'd be happy to do it at any time of year and wait for the recovery.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 ok ty for everything
@@aprilbatley9265 My pleasure.
I listen to you about pinching them and I did pinched. I took the last leaf that was growing to bush up down stairs (sorry my enlish is not good) . And then started to happen, that trad. is lossing half of the leaf that is beneath that what I cut. I tought that insect might eat it, but I couldn't found that insect. I than concluded that it is tradescantia doing that by herself, I don"t know why? Do you know? It is zebrina.
Your English is great. It's really difficult though for me to offer an opinion without seeing the plant, and knowing the conditions it's growing in. As I've pointed out in this video, one trailing stem of Tradescantia Zebrina will eventually lose all its leaves naturally over time, as it's in an artificial environment and isn't being allowed to root as travels horizontally along the ground. Perhaps you could take some cuttings and start another pot off?
@@Grow_Up_Man55 I am talking about previous video where you talk about pinching them and what is it (how people don't understang you when you talk about pinching zebrina). Maybe I should post under that video and not under this one? So, since I can not post a picture of zebrina here, this is my description: it is inside my house, on west side, under the window, she likes that. I also have some in medium sun but they don't trive well. I think that I am a good gardener I have 50-ish plants inside my house for years. I am asking since I never heard before about pinching zebrina, and I did it listening to you (and I am not mad at you I am just asking because I am courious) do you know why is bellow that pinched leaf, that leaf that look like it is eatan by caterpillar? It is not. It started after I pinched leaf then I noticed that the leaf beneat that one is loosing half off its size. And it is started to looks like it is been eaten by a catepillar. Does that ever happen to yours zebrinas when you pinched them?
Ok I understand a little more now. If you’re saying that some leaves look like they’ve been eaten, then I would say the chances are practically 100% definite that it’s been eaten! There is no way that pinching the tips out from a stem will lead to sections of remaining leaves disappearing. Why don’t you send me some photos? My email address is in the About section on my channel.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 I don't see under About channel where is your e-mail adress?
tropicalsat53@gmail.com
Does rooting hormone help with the pinching?
To be honest, they root in a matter of days with a 100% success rate (in my experience) so I'm not sure what benefits rooting hormone would bring.
Dont water from top... Leaf hates water
Mine are fine with it - I even tried misting them daily to see if there was any reaction - nothing. I suspect people who say this have cooler temps and very little air movement - and even then, leaf markings might be down to some other factor, environmental or otherwise.
I've got a solution for you. Get a 6" piece of PVC pipe, whatever length you want, and split it in half vertically. Wrap the half in burlap and fill it with soil. Plant your Tradescantia at the top, keep it watered and let it grow, rooting in all the way down. And voila, you will have a lovely, bushy Tradescantia. (I suppose the lower part of the pipe will need to be stood in a pot, as if it was a moss pole)
That's a great idea Michael - and might make a good project for several videos! I could just do it horizontally for ease, and leave the half-pipe open. At the very least it would demonstrate how they grow naturally and what happens at each rooting node. Thanks for the idea!🙏
What's the name of the plant with white and red leaves on the top shelf at 1:58? It's so beautiful.
Thanks for using a timestamp - makes it so much easier! That would be Begonia Silver Lace. You can learn more about in this video at 6:00 - th-cam.com/video/7HLpThqxz1o/w-d-xo.html
@@Grow_Up_Man55 Thanks!
How many days a week and how many hours a day do you recommend using a fan and wind to strengthen plants?
@@tacanacy Mine are on all the time with 15 minute breaks here and there - just like the real wind would be.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 Thanks for taking the time to read and reply to questions.
What are the really tall plants in this video called? One of them had pretty flowers and I love the tall thick stem.
Can you give me a time stamp?
@@Grow_Up_Man55 2:03 for example. They're nearly in the middle of the frame. One plant has flower bulbs (I think they're called) the other tall one beside it on the right has beautiful red flowers bloomed.
Ah they’re Hippeastrums. They have giant bulbs. I have about 8 in my small collection and bloom them at different times of the year.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 They are beautiful. Can they stand heat? I live in a hot zone 9 climate.
Definitely. I know guy in Florida who grows them. Here’s an excellent video I found all about them! th-cam.com/video/Ss9jhKK0xtI/w-d-xo.html