Callisia Pink panther, sometimes referred to as tradescantia, is a super low maintenance houseplant, Small compact leaves and low water make this the ideal #houseplant for your indoor growing. Definitely give this a try.
I love these plants, thank you for this video. The biggest challenge that I've been having with all my callisia repens is that after a while of beautiful growth, each leaf start to have a singular yellow spot and I have not been able to find a decent solution among the forums. People say rust, sun burn, etc and none of the suggestions have been working for me (move away from direct, etc). Do you have any tips?
Yellow spots usually are viral or from water sitting on the leaves. Try to only bottom water and let dry completely out. Keep it well ventilated so it doesn’t stay damp
@@DaveTheHillsideGardener I do not, I keep these inside and I've often had to propogate "healthy" ones and regrow because the spots would overtake the whole plant. This has happened to me with my current pink panther, Bianca, and my Kribo - I've propogated the Kribo so many times to avoid losing it completely . Starts off with good, healthy growth until some time later the spots show up.
@@DaveTheHillsideGardener I'm based in the Seattle area as well if that helps, but these are all indoor plants anyway with a consistent temp of 70- 72 F inside.
@@DaveTheHillsideGardener I haven't been, the plant I got was so small that every time it gets bumped in my green house half the stems snap, I finally had the 2 inch pot looking full and healthy and a cat got in my green house and knocked it off the shelf that's why I looked up your video, I was hoping to get some tips for growing it quickly
@drakeweddner tip cuttings. Three to 4 leaves. Put in damp patting soil mixed with perlite. Let dry out between waterings. Lots of light but not full on direct sunlight
I've found mine to be very high-maintenance. I can't figure out what it's not liking. I try to keep the soil somewhat moist but never saturated for any length of time. Yet, the bottom of the strand shrinks and dies in the pot, leaving the pretty leaves to stay alive for weeks after the bottom dies. I've been transplanting the tops but not many take.
I tend to water it and forget about it for two weeks. They are susceptible to over watering and dislike damp soil. My mix has a bunch of perlite and is well draining and seems to do alright. Give that a shot
I'll have to look for these. You gave all positive aspects, and they're so beautiful! Sounds like the key points are indoors and sunny. And propagation couldn't be easier. Thanks Dave. Think spring man!
