Purple Waffle Plant! Hemigraphis alternata 

I have these. You're right - easy care plants and their purpleness (not a word) is so fabulous!

Super educational :) my little variegated purple waffle got all droopy after his lil pot dried up and i got so spooked haha i appreciate the care tips

I put a small 4 in potted into my bioactive tropical blue tongue skink tank. I placed a glass hood to retain humidity and it often had condensation buildup. The plant grew massively very quickly and it sent out side shoots 2in long for easy propagation. For the summer I replaced the top with a screen and I barely get roots from nodes. All propagations had a wilted look, the high humidity cuttings rebounded very quickly. I struggled to root any into soil even after roots were bushy and long.

Thanks for the tip on submerged growth. I've only seen them submerged at LFS and assumed that's how they grow ... and wondered why they've been dying on me. I'm gonna pull out the remaining, live ones, and see if I can bring them up for some air.

💜 A new waffle plant alright! I love seeing new kinds I have not seen before. 💌Thanks for sharing!

I recently got a purple passion plant and then saw your upload, and then yesterday I received a package including a variegated waffle plant! I feel like I'm requesting these videos lmao

I certainly do see the similarity to ajuga. Really thorough with the care tips. Thanks for providing a nice distraction from the world events.

Hi Jeff thank you as always hope all is well and good still hanging in there have a great week end as see you again soon hope you are or shoulder is getting better.Keep on growing take care.

I couldnt find an informative guide in english on my new hemigraphis repanda plant, so I'm really hoping i can use some of this info for it. Great video, very concise and easy to understand!

Hi Jeff, well I thought this was the ajuga your lookalike as used to have that in my garden. Thanks for such a informative video, I think these would look good outside. Thanks for sending your good wishes, hope you staying safe and doing what you have been asked to do during this difficult time. See you on your next one!🐾🇬🇧😁

Good note “not letting plants just sit in water.” Learned that the hard way. Lost some to root rot...I know better now😊

I just purchased this plant, the Exotica, cause it’s beautiful and watching this vid to make sure I’m taking good care of it.

Brilliant video! I just got one of these I rescued from work. I definitely want it to grow out and climb as much as its gonna want to. I like the look of these climbing

Although I not a big fan of this plant, I love the color purple and your videos! Stay safe!

Hi Jeff it has been awhile for me, life has been rather crazy as of late, I work in a grocery store and have experienced crazy first hand. It looks like you are staying safe and healthy and that is a good thing. I am trying to catch up on some of the videos I have missed. I have both of these plants, I love that they are a purple plant, my experience with the purple one is mine gets really tall, and I have trimmed it back and put the cuttings in water and then after they root up I put them back into the soil and it makes it a fuller plant. I always know when it needs water because it droops and then I water it and it perks right back up I call her my diva girl. Thanks so much Jeff, always good to see you, stay safe and healthy, sending hugs and love, see you soon, bye for now.

This was so helpful!! Thank you 💜 I WANT THE VARIEGATED ONE.... I’ve never seen one and omg, on the wishlist for sure.

Thanks again for a calm spot in the day.....Yes it does look something like the ajuga....popping up in my veggy garden area going wild, but a happy first flower in spring so I leave it for a while...All is well putting energy into yard work...and starting veggys....pleanty to do..Love your videos..

Thank u! I have never found this much info.

Ah Ha. I do live in high desert here with lower humidity. My little guy did great for about a year then started to fizzle out. I transplanted it to a community pot and set it right next to a grow light. Everything else in this pot is doing well but this guy is still struggling. I also placed it so it is easy to reach for watering and keeping a closer eye on it. Same with the fitonia which is also planted into that pot as both seem to have similar needs. So it is wait and see for now. It really is a gorgeous plant I do not have a dome or little glass house to use.

Thanks for the information🙏

we call these red flame ivy here when I am. Mine is huge and looking good. they are such an underrated plants and so easy to grow. I find neglect suits them very well and mine doesn't get any care really other than water and every now and then a liquid feed and just happily does it's own thing. Mine was originally in a terrarium but wasn't doing great so I removed it and it really took off after that.

Another wonderfully informative video, thank you. And also another under appreciated house plant. It's kinda funny, it's like your looking at my collection and doing informational videos about the ones I love but never hear about. I really appreciate your choices for these videos, it is refreshing to see plants that aren't necessarily aroids getting the spot light for a change. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE aroids but I also love waffle plants and daisies and everything in between. It's just really awesome to see someone else appreciate all the kinds of plants, not just the most popular ones, so once again thank you and stay well.

If you decide to separate your purple waffle plant from the pot it came in with. Know this, the roots will be undoubtedly in shambles, horrendously so. However, if you do continue undoing the roots to separate each individual, and the plant goes into shock (which it most likely will). Dip the roots on water. Grab a water bottle and simply fill it to the neck and dip your plant in and leave it there for an uncertain amount of time. It won’t take long until it perks up again. Remove, and repot once it’s back to its old self.

I’m glad you did a video on this plant because mine is not doing that well. I just realized I didn’t give it the right type of soil. Thant you for sharing

Thanks for the great video miss the long chatty video can’t wait for you to get back outside

Thanks for sharing details on this guy! I've started getting interested after seeing em so sad at big box stores and was wondering what their care would be. I didn't know that companies lying about what's aquatic and what's not was a thing, but that makes sense. I've wanted to get into planted aquariums, so now I know to research a lil harder on what's sold at like PetCo Thanks for sharing

Excellent video

Mine have grown like 12-14 in height. I’m very confused with them. They are very dramatic when they want water I find. Great info.

I just snipped a little baby off that was growing some roots above the soil today; I planted it in some African violet/tropical soil mix, gave a good thorough water, and ITS DROOPING, LIFELESS AND SAD NOW (already)! :( Any help you could offer would be great, I loved your video and your personality and you seem like the right dude to ask! Thanks!

My purple waffle plant is growing upwards I might try to prune them this way.

I love this plant. It’s so easy to prop I have 3 whole pots full. I keep them in lower light than they need and the growth is very vertical. It reminds me a bit of a stretching succulent or a tall fittonia. When it thirsty it flops over completely like a fittonia.

Thanks Jeff glad for the distraction. Be well and keep on vlogging....bye bye :)

I thought for a minute your pointer was a knitting needle. Which made me think of Absolutely Fabulous. Which makes me think I need to binge that show again. Also, Begonia maculata now available at Lowe's from Costa Farms. I didn't buy one but I thought of you when I saw it.

I just bought one. Thankyou

Two purple plants in a row.. 🤔 Can we make it 3..4..5..??? I love purple!

Quick tip to people that lives near the coast is to spray water during hot days.

I live in low desert and mist at least once a day. I use pebble trays also

Beautiful plants

Love how your watch matches the two plants. I almost grabbed these at Lowe's. I thought it was dead because of the wrinkly leaves. Now I Want them even more 😍😃

I have a ver large one in a dry climate. It has a dome. Flouresent lighting and is on pebble tray of Lyka beads. Once in a while it crashes from lack of water and comes back after drenching. Use weak fish emulsion

Love your graphics

Wow! Excellent video! Very informative. You are great with providing detailed info :) There is not a lot of info out there on these plants.. I have a Snow White Waffle in an East facing window and what I noticed is that the second set of leaves leaves are not crinkled (have they reverted?) and the rich pinkish purple color present on the first set of leaves are not present in this second set, leaving me to wonder....

I might try these again. Mine got crispy first time around. Considering using self wicking pot so it gets water as needed. Doing this for my ferns and zebra plant now. I have the purple ajuga in my garden. Love them 💜 I’d love to watch you put a palardium together 😃

Cute rose bonbon!!!!😁

I just love your channel!!! Is very helpful, ever time that I’m looking for tips for my plans I found it here. Thank so much 💚

Umm.. Wow! 😂 Very informative, Gotta Watch it maybe 2-3 times for me to absorb and sort it out. I definitely relate to this man, especially the end 😂😂, when he’s like I’m still talking when I’m supposed to be ending this…. Lmao, hilarious!! But…. Can’t decide what I need for my “SNOW WHITE PURPLE WAFFLE Plant” That’s What the label says. So would I use a more normal potting soil or a succulent like soil or BOTH MIXED!?? I’m in Boston and I’m obviously not putting outside until the summer, so I use Full spectrum led lights, is that good or bad? Can you burn a plant with LED LIGHTS?? Any and all info is appreciated! Ty!

This plant is absolutely dramatic and I love it. They'll play dead. Fits the entire "The PH in this soil is to high, I believe I may die!" And theyll flop, like you've killed them. But have no fear, stick it in water for nutt chug and it shall pop rite back up like nothing happened at all.

I got mine for 5 bucks at Walmart, they were great until they got mealy bugs, and I didn't know what to do except cut it back : /

I LOVE Ajuga. Do not have any here ow. Hope to get some this spring.

Mine dropped within 24 hours. I found out she was in two pots not including mine. So three different pots! I repotted her into a terracotta pot and out her under a grow light. I hope that helps.

Hi Jeff! I love my purple and snow white waffle plants! I do have an older purple waffle plant that has gotten quite tall, maybe 1'ish? It's pretty full of leaves, maybe a different variety? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ My other 2 are relatively new, the size of yours. I have found that they do not like to get too dry otherwise the wilt. They are so pretty though! I'd never thought about them looking similar to ajugas, but they do! I have the darker ajuga in a pot outside that does great and never really dies during the cold winters. It's one my favorite perennials. I need to watch for the variegated one because I like the pinks on them. This was another great, and fun video! I'm always excited when I see you've uploaded a new video. I LOVE watching and listening to you! Thank you so much for sharing this! Stay safe and healthy! BTW, I hope your shoulder is doing much better! I just saw a comment from Holly that hers get tall, too. I may just cut mine back, root it, and put it back in with the other one. Thanks Holly!

I have a larger plant, but comoared to yours the leaves a small. Is this a problem? It is about 2ft from a window and gets morning sun. I rotate it 1-2 times a week and water when dry. The leaves are a dark green with a silvery sheen, and the underside is purple. But like I said the leaves are about 1/4th the size of yours. Is there a small leafed version?

I've been growing these for a couple years and they dry out fast. They're in small pots and I cant remember what mixtures and percentages I used, but I have practically everything imaginable to mix special soils. I usually use a basic indoor potting mix and supplement it with extra perlite, charcoal, bark, etc... What mixture and percentages would you recommend? I'd like to get them potted up in a larger pot to get rid of all the smaller ones. Would you use a normal indoor potting mix and supplement it with some coco coir, perlite or anything else? Most cactus soils I've seen lately are so extremely heavy I wouldn't use them even for Cacti without adding perlite and other things to lighten them up.

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Good info

I just bought one of these guys! It was on the brink of death, but is looking a lot better now that it has some water and is by the humidifier. I was thinking of putting it in a terrarium. What kind of plants would work well in a terrarium with it?

Hey Jeff. So my sister left her waffle plant in my room since her new apartment does not have enough room currently, Her plant is really tall but not wide. The leaves are spread out a couple inches between each leaf stem. What should I do.

They like a lot of water because they are also kept inside a fish tank. So they don’t mind being submerged in water and the leaves flat out more. Well I just bought this plant from a pet store, yet you say they shouldn’t sell it as an aquatic plant, I put mine inside my fish tank, I’ll let you known how it goes and what happens to it.

Love it!

My purple waffles new growth has smooth flat green leaves not the wavey waffle leaves it had before. What could it be?

My plant is so skinny, tall and leggy with very less leaves and that’s how I received it from a moving friend. I did prune the new growth and some areas have new branches growing after removing some leaves (from those nodes) but some nodes that I removed leaves of just simply dried up and didn’t put out a new branch. I wish RU-vid would let me attache a picture 😣

Please help me with my purple waffle plant. I've read they spread outward but mine is only growing upwards I have it clipped to a pole to keep it upwards. Is this normal?

yeah they’re thirsty af 😂 mine are always drying out

Hope your shoulder is healing well, swiftly, stay safe💚🙃 I’m considering buying a Cattleya orchid. How do you recommend that I pot it up. Should I leave them soil less like yours, just hanging by a string or in a basket without anything to anchor them. Or in an orchid pot with orchid bark? I really would like to try these out, but I’m not going to go overboard buying these until I know if I can grow them successfully. Any tips or tricks would be most helpful. I have been watching your older videos on orchids and I did notice some of them, most of them are soilless, bark less? 💚🙃.

I'm fairly new to plants and picked up this beauty the other day, I've noticed the leaves got less crispy through the week and then got pretty crunchy again. I was wondering if they're supposed to be crunchy or if they're supposed to be softer like other leaves?

Hi I'm so curious as to what exactly the seeds look like! Please help!

Nice

Yes but do they turn full purple in an aquarium or what?

i have the snow white one.

Can these plants be a good carnivorous plant companion plant?

I just bought my snow white yesterday and it was fine. But this morning it was droopy. If anyone knows any tips, please comment.

My friend now has had three purple waffle plant and each time they have gotten mealybugs and had killed the whole plant of even as she tried sprays. Any ideas on what to do about Millie bugs besides sprays!

How in heck did I get some in my garden area and grass without planting any ? They just popped up from nowhere ;)

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Are worm castings ok

gorgeous plant... unfortunately, it keeps dying in my apartment.

What type of liquid fertilizer do you use?

Mines wilting and has been for over a week no matter how much I water and I'm very very worried!!

Sir, is it hemigraphis exotica..? Alternata is somewhat wild..?

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unfortunately mine is actually growing thin, leggy,green, losing its color, and up😞😞

I wonder if there's a blue waffle plant. ;)

You must be an enfp like me