Tradescantia fluminensis 'Minima Tricolor'
About Tradescantia fluminensis 'Minima Tricolor'
This cultivar of Tradescantia is an exceptionally easy plant to care for and might surprise you with some of their delightful blossoms. They are extremely easy to propagate by stem and one plant can give rise to dozens of new ones, which makes them great for sharing. 🤝 As houseplants they often trail, but will also creep along the ground if grown outdoors. Their succulent leaves make them sensitive to frost, so be sure to bring them indoors if your winter temperatures dip below freezing. ❄️
Taxonomy
Tradescantia fluminensis 'Minima Tricolor'
Tradescantia
Commelinaceae
Commelinales
How to care for Tradescantia fluminensis 'Minima Tricolor'
How often to water your Tradescantia fluminensis 'Minima Tricolor'
Tradescantia fluminensis 'Minima Tricolor' needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for None in your home
Tradescantia fluminensis 'Minima Tricolor' may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
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How to fertilize Tradescantia fluminensis 'Minima Tricolor'
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Tradescantia fluminensis 'Minima Tricolor' after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Crispy brown patches on the leaves of my plant. It hangs behind a sheer white curtain in a south facing window. #TradescantiaNanouk
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🤞🏼Here’s to hoping!🥺 I’ve been trying to figure out what was making this guy droopy and dry leaves at the base. I’ve checked the roots, given him new succulent soil mix. I’ve changed lighting -too much/too little. I happened across a YouTube video about house plants to never have and decided to watch it. In this video it listed this plant and ran down a list of things that can happen, every one of them I’ve been seeing with this guy. Then it went on to say when this happens trim it shorter. (I don’t remember all of the ‘why’) Nothing else has seemed to perk him up, so here’s to hoping. 🤞🏼 I trimmed a good 6”+ (12” in some spots) off all around and will be propping all of that together. Then had to find him a new home because I filled his previous spot. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #GregGang #BeforeAndAfter #PlantLove
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My newest addition to my plant collection and I love it!
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My small leaf spiderwort is growing good but they're laying down islnstead of straight up. Is that okay #happyplants
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My inch plant baby “Haze” is growing but losing its purple color…. What am I doing wrong? Also mine stand up like they are stretching for sun vs flowy/trailing like I’ve seen others. #Zebrina
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Advice I just got this baby in the mail, obviously she is not looking the best. What do you guys suggest?
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My spiderwort is getting white fungus type spots on leaves! Any advice? #SmallLeafSpiderwort
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My leaves keep dying what do I need to do to keep it alive #Zebrina
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Browning I have browning on my leaves and was wondering if anyone could give me some idea of what I could do to help prevent it #happyplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #planttherapy #brownleaves
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Shout out to my girl Maya! She has about 5 whole new shoots coming up out of the soil 🥹 First pic is from when i first got her about a month ago.
Care Summary for Tradescantia fluminensis 'Minima Tricolor'
Tradescantia fluminensis 'Minima Tricolor'
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 3ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.