Tradescantia Zebrina - many people get this wrong!

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In today's video we're talking about 'Tradescantia Zebrina' and what many people get wrong when they first start growing this plant. It's a misunderstanding about this popular house-plant that can lead to its early death - a misconception I made myself when first introduced to it a couple of years ago. This principle applies not only to Tradescantia zebrina, but to many of the tropical, trailing Tradescantia varieties.
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0:00 Tradescantia Zebrina - what many people get wrong!: INTRO
0:36 Tradescantia Tricolor Minima
1:32 What many people don't understand about Tradescantia Zebrina
3:24 Why does Tradescantia Zebrina get bare stems and dead leaves, or get leggy?
6:45 How does Tradescantia Zebrina grow in the wild?
8:04 How you can rejuvenate a Tradescantia Zebrina
9:27 What media should you plant Tradescantia Zebrina cuttings into?
12:50 Summarising how you should treat a Tradescantia Zebrina
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@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

👀 ➡️ WATCH this video to learn how to stop them trailing and make a BUSHY plant: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aNt7EoHi8hg.html

@anthonymartin1516 3 года назад

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

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

Thanks for the great idea there Anthony.

@spa-peggymeatballs4861 3 года назад

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?

@anthonymartin1516 3 года назад

@@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.

@spa-peggymeatballs4861 3 года назад

@@anthonymartin1516 thanks for responding!! Now off to lay a lot of plants around my big zebrina. Lol

@arguchik 2 года назад

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.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O2IwlfoatcY.html

@kalakalatu 2 года назад

I just can't stop looking at those orchid roots. They're gorgeous!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Yeah air roots are pretty weird! But gorgeous.🤷‍♂️

@stretchingazelapl3701 2 года назад

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 ;)

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

I'm really glad I could help! 😀

@lila4578 2 года назад

Same!

@anythingbootneck 3 года назад

Another very informative vid, I certainly learnt a lot from this! Thank you👍🏻

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

Cheers Paul! That's always the aim - although the more I learn the more I realise I don't know...

@Ginagina1975 3 года назад

I just made my first bushy Zebrina! And now I know how to have a house full of them!! Thank you!!

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

My pleasure! They're very collectable - you'll soon start drooling over the gazillions of hybrids... 😂

@PhilNua Год назад

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.

@Grow_Up_Man55 Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@caratclips 3 года назад

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.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

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.🙏

@kieuhatch4896 Год назад

This is such a beautiful plant, one of my favorites! Thanks for your good advice!❤

@Grow_Up_Man55 Год назад

My pleasure. 😀

@HAUUZER 2 года назад

Just got my first tradescantia, so glad i stumbled on your vid or I'd have no idea this was how they functioned!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Glad I could help!

@mini-mum2976 2 года назад

Thanks teach 😁 I thoroughly enjoyed learning about my favorite family of plants! 🤓😁

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

My pleasure!😁

@captainciz Год назад

I went to Croatia last September and these plants grow everywhere! They were huge and so vibrant

@AnnasViolets Год назад

Great video with an amazing plant. One should definitely have several varieties of these easy growing, absolutely beautiful plants 💜

@Grow_Up_Man55 Год назад

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! 😂

@jobeejay8201 2 года назад

Thank you! Very well explained and all makes total sense.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Thanks! I’m impressed you managed to stick with it! I should have made it shorter really. 🤷‍♂️

@lila4578 2 года назад

Explained very well! Thank you!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@katherinenightingale2205 2 года назад

Thank you for the explanation! Very, very helpful.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Thanks Katherine - glad it was useful.😁

@pomroy65 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for such an informative video! I have some Tradescantia and now I understand the plant so much better!

@Grow_Up_Man55 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! Makes a change from being told I talk too much! 🤷‍♂️🤣

@ofhismercy109 2 года назад

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!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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.

@ofhismercy109 2 года назад

@@Grow_Up_Man55 I saw your initial reply, and RU-vid 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!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

😄 Good luck - I hope it grows well for you.

@almaskhan2040 3 года назад

Such a nice video with plentiful valuable information. 👏

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it Almas.😃

@mypioneergirl Год назад

Wow what an informative video. Thank you, I've learned so much!

@Grow_Up_Man55 Год назад

Thank you! I really appreciate those lovely comments. 😀

@myserenitycrafts 3 года назад

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

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

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?!)

@myserenitycrafts 3 года назад

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.

@AllGreenThings4975 3 года назад

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

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

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. :)

@sherri7547 2 года назад

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. 🌼

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

My pleasure. I'm pleased to hear yours is doing well for you.😁

@PumaSchatz07 Год назад

Omg, thanks for verifying what I intuitively knew! 🥰🥰 SO COOL

@Grow_Up_Man55 Год назад

You're welcome!

@Simone-lf1gu 2 года назад

Super helpful and insightful, thanks!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Thanks Simone I really appreciate that!😁

@bonnysweat796 2 года назад

Very enlightening! Thank you!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! 😄

@Tismesue 3 года назад

Brilliant video, thank you!

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

Very kind of you to say so, Sue.😁

@JiuLiaJewels 3 года назад

learned so much, thank you :D

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

That's great to hear!😃

@DixieNormus710 2 года назад

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!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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.

@Mido1025_J 3 года назад

Very informative, thanks you very much!

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

Really glad you enjoyed it, John.😃

@becurious17 2 года назад

Thank you so much! This is very helpful!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful, Tiffany!😁

@jimmyedorman7247 Год назад

This explains so much for me. Hopefully I can salvage mine.Thank you so much!

@Grow_Up_Man55 Год назад

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!): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--TIv7p5fA6s.html

@zulmabontiffe487 2 года назад

Excellent information on this plant !!!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Thanks!! 😀

@LisaB-fs7nx 29 дней назад

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!

@Grow_Up_Man55 28 дней назад

Glad I could help! 😀

@karenv.guzman-guadron338 10 месяцев назад

Great information. Thank you

@Grow_Up_Man55 10 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@alexandramoya2156 2 года назад

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 🕷.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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.

@elleloves1453 3 года назад

They really have interesting leaves texture. ❤️

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

I think so too!

@kovesdibea 2 года назад

I am sooo happy I found your video!! I had no idea what went wrong. Hopefully I can save my plant now 😊

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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...🤣

@kovesdibea 2 года назад

@@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?

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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!

@jemmah4723 2 года назад

I understand why they go leggy now and start dying off from the top. Great video.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Thanks Jemma!😁

@Matthias.Terboven-Aquaristik Год назад

Top Video, many Infos. Thank you 🌱

@Grow_Up_Man55 Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@mariahibbert10 2 года назад

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.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O2IwlfoatcY.html

@charleys7 2 года назад

Ok, now I understand. Thank you!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Happy to help!

@berenicehickey9755 Год назад

So interesting!

@Grow_Up_Man55 Год назад

Thanks Bernice! 😃

@tobi9635 Год назад

Very educational!!

@Grow_Up_Man55 Год назад

Thanks!

@catarinasilva3537 2 года назад

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!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Happy to help! 😄

@mymiracle79 3 месяца назад

Wow great video

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@user-jk6rw3nt8x 4 месяца назад

I thought it was me being bad at looking after it 😂 phew, now I know what to do. Thank you

@Grow_Up_Man55 4 месяца назад

Happy to help!

@petrichoreevee6224 Год назад

My leggy hanging zebrina just bloomed recently and I was so happy

@SaarasGarden 3 года назад

So beautiful .....great content ..👍

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

Thank you so much 🙂

@moglisgarden8732 3 года назад

Nice sharing dear friend ❤

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

Thank you so much 🙂

@edwardwiper1323 3 года назад

Very interesting & very lovely heslthy looking plants.👍

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

Thanks Edward I appreciate that.😃

@michaelnagy298 2 года назад

Thanks a lot a very useful video

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful! 😀

@MatthewHartsuch 3 года назад

Hmmm interesting thanks for sharing

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

Glad it was useful.😃

@SheasBathLab 3 года назад

Thank you. I don't understand why no other so called experts told me this.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

My pleasure! I just state my thoughts as I go along - sometimes I'm wrong - sometimes I'm right.🤷‍♂️😃

@spa-peggymeatballs4861 3 года назад

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!

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

@@spa-peggymeatballs4861 I'm doubting myself now... 🤣

@spa-peggymeatballs4861 3 года назад

@@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!

@vickycamarena4697 2 года назад

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!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O2IwlfoatcY.html

@EdNoyWonderTVDERM 2 года назад

Thank you for this informative video. I learn a lot for a plant called Tradescantia. New friend here with full support.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Thanks and welcome! 😄

@jessicajones3008 2 года назад

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!!

@user-hw4hf2zb3t 2 года назад

wow

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

That's great! I'm not sure why this comment is only now appearing in my RU-vid Studio comments section after 8 months!

@mimiwithplants868 2 года назад

Thank you so much 💓

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

You're welcome 😊

@Clarachk 2 года назад

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)

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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.

@Clarachk 2 года назад

iWaffle .... especially when I am super interested in or excited about something... so the rambling didn’t bother me at all.

@Clarachk 2 года назад

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 😂

@missesraisin 2 года назад

Your Luxurians is lovely, I have 3 luxurians varieties. They are my favorite begonia.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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?

@keroki932 2 года назад

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

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

This is just the start of your collecting...they're addictive!

@MonnaLuisa 7 месяцев назад

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!

@Grow_Up_Man55 7 месяцев назад

That’s great to hear! Fingers crossed this improves things for you. 🤞

@MonnaLuisa 7 месяцев назад

@@Grow_Up_Man55 thank you again, I'll visit your channel for other interesting videos on my beloved plants! bye

@Royaliize 3 года назад

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.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

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!🤷‍♂️

@Tismesue 3 года назад

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!

@erikm8372 2 года назад

Look up Jewelyn's tradescantia collection, here in Southern CA. She's got dozens of shapes, sizes and hybrids I swear.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

@@erikm8372 I will, cheers Eric.

@Tismesue 2 года назад

@@erikm8372 Oh no, more on the wish list! 😄

@agfhdl239 2 года назад

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!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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!): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O2IwlfoatcY.html

@agfhdl239 2 года назад

@@Grow_Up_Man55 thank you so much! Your information has been very helpful.

@jazmine224 3 года назад

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

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

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.

@jazmine224 3 года назад

@@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

@leoneybrayshaw5847 3 года назад

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. 🙂

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

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.😃

@Loubell_83 Год назад

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?

@Grow_Up_Man55 Год назад

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.

@Loubell_83 Год назад

@@Grow_Up_Man55 thankyou!!! il get some good soil and pot it up xx

@LisaB-fs7nx 29 дней назад

Thanks

@Grow_Up_Man55 28 дней назад

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.

@JuanCarlosSantosb 2 года назад

Thank you!!! I have a minima but it lost all the variegation, what can I do?

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Sj1ZkpzZ7F8.html

@EmmaMorgan09 Год назад

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

@Grow_Up_Man55 Год назад

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!

@gooseofspooks2500 2 года назад

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 👍

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Thanks! Latin names are welcome...I'm curious what it is.😀

@isforme2789 2 года назад

Exactly what i needed. I fell in love when i first saw this plant but sooner or later it always died

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Hopefully they'll die no longer!😁

@isforme2789 2 года назад

@@Grow_Up_Man55 🤞🌱 getting a new one soon. Have a good day and thank you again 💚

@jasonpierce3968 2 года назад

It all makes sense now

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Glad it was useful. 😀

@MelieBabie 2 года назад

Thanks for the video but could you please explain what to do with the flowers or spent flowers please

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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.

@maga7960 2 года назад

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?

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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.)

@maga7960 2 года назад

@@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!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

@@maga7960 My pleasure!

@justlovely36 2 года назад

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.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Yeah that'll keep them going till the pot gets full. After that, it's case of starting new pots off.

@justlovely36 2 года назад

I work in a green house we plant them by the dozen

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

I did reply to this but it's vanished! Do you sell Tradescantia commercially?

@myrnacamosa6988 2 года назад

We called it here in our country phillippines as a wandering dew i have many of it

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Yeah it has literally dozens of colloquial names and synonyms.

@JibHyourinmaru 2 года назад

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.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Glad to hear it!

@alisoncauser2955 Год назад

What is the dark green deeply lobed plant in the corner please.

@Grow_Up_Man55 Год назад

Do you have a timestamp?

@hoosieraussis1 3 года назад

Mine don't just lose the old leaves near the base. The stem itself actually shrivels up and dies at the base near the soil or sometimes mid-stem. Is this also just normal aging? Any advise about what I'm doing wrong?

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

There are so many factors affecting a plant's growth it's impossible to diagnose from a distance with any certainty. I would say to give them the best chance, try creating a setup where they can replicate what they do in nature i.e. so they can root as they go. Examples would be running up a moss pole - planting in a wide pan - or growing in a fabric or jute hanging bag so you can root them along the length of each stem. This does suppose that you got all the other factors right like watering, media, temperature, aspect and so on. Good luck!

@amiramimi9382 2 года назад

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

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aNt7EoHi8hg.html

@MegaMindyLou 3 года назад

That’s a gorgeous plant!! I’d love to find one.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

Try eBay. 😀

@MegaMindyLou 3 года назад

@@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

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

Glad to rekindle your love of them! Thanks for the resource too - I actually use that page all the time. Really useful guide. 😀

@avrilcaulfield7627 2 года назад

Lovely video....tks

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

@@avrilcaulfield7627 Glad you enjoyed it. 😃

@rrt401 3 года назад

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!?

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

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...😃

@rrt401 3 года назад

Tropical Plants at 53 Degrees for sure! I have subscribed!!🌱🍃🪴🌿

@ayoutubechannel864 3 года назад

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!

@rrt401 2 года назад

Andrea So what do you mean, can you just leave them on top of the soil or something?

@ayoutubechannel864 2 года назад

@@rrt401 yes! I water like I usually would and it will root like it does in the wild. Very easy!

@cathyspooner7093 Год назад

So pretty

@aprilbatley9265 3 года назад

Question, in order to keep the zaberina the beautiful purple do i just provide bright shade, inside under grow lights or partial sun on my porch. Or would both be sufficant to keep it from fading or bleaching from too little or much shade?

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

Trad. Zebrina, in my own experience, prefer bright, dappled light for the best colour. Finding that perfect combination though, isn't as easy as it sounds! I got plants merely a foot away from each other in the greenhouse and one is faded while the other is vibrant. If I were you I'd take some cuttings, then try them in different places and see which setting provides the colour you're looking for.

@aprilbatley9265 3 года назад

@@Grow_Up_Man55 ty

@aprilbatley9265 3 года назад

I looked up dappled light in natural nature settings and that really helped alot , i found a new spot for my newly rooted plant and i think itll be able to recover some purple after it gets used to more shade ty so much

@s.s6805 2 года назад

Can I grow tradescantia in water itself forever? And use soluble fertilizer?

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

I've never tried it - but would expect that yes, fertiliser will be needed at some point. I would also expect that if it isn't an 'aquatic' plant, eventually the roots will die. Nothing lost in trying it out though - just keep some 'insurance' in a pot with compost somewhere!

@williamwallec Год назад

Hello. Can You tell me what soil composition you use here for this plant?

@Grow_Up_Man55 Год назад

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.

@williamwallec Год назад

@@Grow_Up_Man55 Thank you for your advice.

@ellabrown100 2 года назад

Does rooting hormone help with the pinching?

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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.

@Sprytny1981 5 месяцев назад

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!

@Grow_Up_Man55 5 месяцев назад

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.

@Sprytny1981 5 месяцев назад

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.

@aprilbatley9265 3 года назад

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?????

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

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.

@aprilbatley9265 3 года назад

@@Grow_Up_Man55 ok ty for everything

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

@@aprilbatley9265 My pleasure.

@SaarasGarden 3 года назад

I have also planted zebrina plants ... I hope to post that video soon .. you must watch it too .. it makes me happy

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

I will check it out! 😀

@leoenopia5956 2 года назад

I have Tradescantia Zebrina, the flower color is lavander

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Fabulous!

@JanikMatthew 2 года назад

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.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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!

@JanikMatthew 2 года назад

@@Grow_Up_Man55 thanks!

@sadiaparveen2922 2 года назад

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?

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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?

@sadiaparveen2922 2 года назад

I am sorry.I actually want to know the soil preparation for it. Thank you.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

@@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.

@sadiaparveen2922 2 года назад

Thank you so much for your advice.

@tacanacy 3 года назад

What's the name of the plant with white and red leaves on the top shelf at 1:58? It's so beautiful.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

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 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7HLpThqxz1o.html

@tacanacy 3 года назад

@@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?

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

@@tacanacy Mine are on all the time with 15 minute breaks here and there - just like the real wind would be.

@tacanacy 3 года назад

@@Grow_Up_Man55 Thanks for taking the time to read and reply to questions.

@spa-peggymeatballs4861 3 года назад

Thanks for being thorough! I had watched several videos on trad’s and not one had mentioned this growing style. I did know that I need to constantly be trimming and putting the cuts ends back into the pot to make it look fuller but now I know why! I found a very large zebrina at a going-out-of-business sale a couple weeks back. Just a few days ago I filled 3 pots with trimmings because the mother plant was looking leggy and tired. I personally love having a plant that needs more attention from me (cutting back and replanting) plus I have plant gifts for a lifetime!

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

My pleasure! I'm glad you seem to have its care requirement sorted. I'm currently trying to overcome the tendency for Trad. zebrina to go leggy by growing it in a way that it would grow in the wild i.e. allowing it to root as it travels. I'll soon have a video up of my results. But if people prefer to just continually renew their plants or start new pots off that works just as well.😃

@spa-peggymeatballs4861 3 года назад

@@Grow_Up_Man55 that’s awesome!! I don’t really have a place outside to let my trad do that but I may have to try to get creative (maybe making something with staggered pots or something of that nature) and let mine do the same. I’ll definitely check back for that video!

@arthurzackaryabrin 2 года назад

I'm getting a tradescantia zebrina for my furtue mantis terrarium enclosure! I'm excited to see them sit on the vines!!

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Sounds fabulous! I'd like to see that too.

@ssavage987 2 года назад

What are the really tall plants in this video called? One of them had pretty flowers and I love the tall thick stem.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Can you give me a time stamp?

@ssavage987 2 года назад

@@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.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

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.

@ssavage987 2 года назад

@@Grow_Up_Man55 They are beautiful. Can they stand heat? I live in a hot zone 9 climate.

@Grow_Up_Man55 2 года назад

Definitely. I know guy in Florida who grows them. Here’s an excellent video I found all about them! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ss9jhKK0xtI.html

@JadrankoA 3 года назад

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.

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

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?

@JadrankoA 3 года назад

@@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?

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

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.

@JadrankoA 3 года назад

@@Grow_Up_Man55 I don't see under About channel where is your e-mail adress?

@Grow_Up_Man55 3 года назад

tropicalsat53@gmail.com