Although, I would like to add, that the branches of this plant are extremely tender. And you can break them off, just buy a glance. So I would caution anyone, to handle them with care. Once it's established as a full-sized plant, it's a more little hardy. But, as a young cutting. Those stems are very tender. And, I also have to add. I have never, I repeat never, heard this plant referred to as an "inch" plant.
Even in nurseries. I have a feeling that this is some PC nonsense that's trying to be forced on the public. Wandering Jew, is a perfectly good name and there's nothing offensive about it. I love my Wandering Jew!! It is one of my favorite plants! It is so easy to propagate and to share with family.
Thank you for the fantastic write up on the Wandering Jew! I took a couple of cuttings from my Wandering Jew placed them in water as advised but none of them have sprouted roots but they are growing new leaves on the stem under water. I'm wondering where I have gone wrong I'm going to try to start wandering jew from seeds. But the seeds came with no sowing instructions. Does anyone know how to sow this plant from seed?
This plant was almost entirely dead when we moved this early summer. I hung it outside and trimmed it back severely; I threw the discarded vines in the bushes. I was surprised when the plant recovered quickly, and even more so when I happened upon the vines I had dicarded - they had made a lovely ground cover there!
Saw this beauty in an atrium of a university campus bldg. Broke off a piece and put it in my pocket till home, hours later. Put in water and saw roots within two days. It was so easy to make new starts, that I've been giving them as gifts. Have about 10 generations of starts in North kitchen window. They seem to strive for the light.
I water often, but don't worry if I miss a few days. They are the easiest plant. Want to put outside as groundcover, eventually. Have plenty to experiment with, in regards to location. Could do without the wandering Jew name. I only had one small vine survive a move. Once it is bigger and stronger if I cut and root the end of it will the original vine I took the cutting from still grow?
Such a lonely sad single vine. It will fill out again with time and proper care! Like this person with the wandering jew plant mine had gotten so big and heavy the plant was in hanging basket and the thing pulled the hook out and plant slammed to the ground.
I was gone for 4 days and my husband just flipped the plant back in pot and put outside in to much all sunlight. I lost most of the plant only have a few good vines left seem to be dying quickly!
What do I do?? Will they die anyhow? I do not get a lot of natural light indoors. And do I need to be concerned about bugs? Should I leave in the basement for a couple of weeks first? I put my wandering jew outside in a hanging basket store bought , the temp dropped below freezing while I was out of town for 2 days now the leaves on top are all brown and soft, underneath are lots of green and purple leaves. What can I do to salvage my plant?
The brown leaves are dead, unfortunately, so they can be pruned off the plant. The leaves that still have color are still alive and should make a comeback if the plant is kept watered, well-lit, and warm. Are these brown leaves can I save it?? This can be done at any point in the year.
In addition, it is important to remove dead or dying stems to maintain the plant's health and vigor. Enter Zipcode Find. Grasses Ornamental Grasses. Gift Cards. All Trees. Trees by Type.
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How do I fertilize Wandering Jew Plants? How do I water variegated Wandering Jew Plants? Tradescantia fluminensis is a very close relative to T.
Zebrina or Zebrina pendula as it used to be called and is also known as the Wandering Jew Plant. Although it's much less popular these days, its care requirements are identical to T.
Zebrina except it will cope better with a slightly darker position. Where to Buy? It has smaller leaves compared to its bigger cousin and more green in the leaves. You may find several types growing all in one pot for an extra hit. As the care requirements for each is pretty much the same you can leave them clustered together like this providing you like this look of course.
We should mention that the Wandering Jew Plant outdoors tends to become an invasive species if not properly maintained, as it's difficult to eradicate because if only an inch of it survives it will live on. That said, our focus is on the indoor grower and so its potentially invasive nature outdoors isn't a problem.
The Wandering Jew Plant is safe to have around cats and people , the sap in the leaves and stems, however, can be irritating so either wear gloves or wash your hands immediately if you come into contact with this. All Tradescantias including the Wandering Jew Plants need plenty of light to retain the variegated colours on the leaves, if things are too dim these will fade.
On the other side of the coin if too much light is provided leaf scorching is the end result, fortunately however the problem of " too much light " is basically only caused by excessively exposed locations during midsummer. This is quite hard to provide indoors anyway, so you will only really risk this if you Summer your plants outdoors.
It's important they're placed in plenty of light but protected from very strong sun. As you would expect from any hard to kill houseplants, the Wandering Jew will cope with droughts and a little water logging from time to time. Try to avoid this careless watering approach where possible though as a good looking plant needs to be watered correctly.
The instruction here is simple, water your Tradescantia regularly and freely during the warmer seasons to try and keep the soil moist for much of the time. In Winter cut right back because growth will slow or stop completely and the need for water will reduce drastically as a result. The leaves are almost succulent like and therefore humidity is something you don't have to worry about a great deal.
It will be worth misting the plant however if you start to notice the leaves becoming shriveled or brown leaf tips start to appear. You can also grow Tradescantia in an indoor bottle garden. The opinion is often divided about how much and how often you should feed Wandering Jew Plants. Some will suggest regular heavy feeding, perhaps as much as every other watering and others will say only once or twice a year at most, otherwise it will encourage the variegated leaves to turn green.
The truth of it is that this plant will cope with almost anything you give or don't give it. We fertilise normally back of the bottle instructions once a month and the OurHousePlant. In fact, the only no no, is exposure to frost or really chilly temperatures for prolonged periods.
Frost will do serious damage and chilly locations will cause leaf discoloration. It's best to repot once a year to give a little more space for the roots to grow, but as with everything else to do with this plant, it will still cope living in the same soil for years.
This is handy if you've chosen to grow it in a hanging basket as these can be fiddly to upsize and can also be a little difficult to work with. When you do repot though, normal potting soil is a great choice, just make sure you avoid mixes with a heavy manure content and don't use ordinary dirt from your yard.
When it comes to propagation of Wandering Jews only the Spider Plant is easier and more reliable to work with. You don't need a fancy heat mat or any special containers or tricks. You don't need to use any type of rooting hormone, and it's literally just a case of pushing the cutting a few centimeters into a fresh potting mix, water well and away you go.
Trust us, once you know what you're doing it's so easy to do. Below is a break down of each step. The stems of a mature plant are quite brittle so an accidental knock or an intentional snip on an existing plant will mean you have a Wandering Jew Plant stem cutting almost ready to go. You don't need to wait for the fresh cut end to dry out so you could just push it into some soil even in the existing pot where it was growing before if you're trying to recreate a bushy appearance.
But just replanting the large stem is potentially wasteful as there are several individual plants that can be created from a broken stem, like the one shown in the photo, this cutting could easily become three plants. The photo above shows three sturdy stems with blue circles around them. Snip them off, making sure each is an inch long and has at least one leaf , although ideally for quicker results you will want a cutting that is several inches long and several leaves already in place.
Trim off any leaves on the lower part of the cuttings , because if any leaves touch the soil they will quickly rot, which could then cause the entire cutting to fail. Instead, remove the lower leaves and discard any unused material. Below you can see the results of the above instructions - Three cuttings created from the original big one that are now ready to be planted up.
Simply fill a container with potting soil or compost and wet it before inserting the stem ends into the soil.
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