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What Is This Houseplant?I was given this plant and I have no idea what kind it is.

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November 19, 20171 found this helpful
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It is a Tradescantia zebrina from the very large family of Tradescantia. They can become very large and beautiful. It is one of the best hanging plants and very easy to grow. You will have a better result if you water it at the most only once every two weeks in the summer and once a month in the winter. The best way is to let the soil dry completely and only then to give it a quick bath of lukewarm water for just a few minutes but remember that what is lukewarm for a human being's hand is a bit too hot for a plant. It doesn't need chemical fertilizer, tea is a good treat and does well. You can put it in a large pot or basket even if it is yet a bit small chose its place well because the plant breaks very easily when handled and it doesn't like to be repotted nor be moved to another place. It likes a lot of light.

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November 13, 20171 found this helpful

It looks like a watermelon Peperomia.

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Anonymous
November 19, 20170 found this helpful

Wandering Jew.

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August 24, 20190 found this helpful

No! It's a tradescantia, commonly grown as a trailing plant in a hanging basket.

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November 13, 20170 found this helpful

It could be a striped marantha.

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November 19, 20170 found this helpful

Could also be a Wandering Jew plant. You'll know if it starts vining like crazy.


www.gardeningknowhow.com/.../growing-wandering-jew-plants.htm.

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Anonymous
November 19, 20170 found this helpful

I think it could be what is called a Wandering Jew.

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November 19, 20170 found this helpful

Definitely a wandering Jew. When it matures take cuttings and root to pass along to friends, it will last for many years and provide many babies to share.

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November 19, 20170 found this helpful

I think it may be an Aluminum plant. Terri

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November 25, 20170 found this helpful

It looks like a wandering Jew, or someother type of Jew.

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December 13, 20170 found this helpful

Tradescantia

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December 13, 20170 found this helpful

It could be a kind of peperomia plant. Don't overwater. It needs bright light, but not direct sunlight.

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February 23, 20180 found this helpful

Called: wandering jew

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March 27, 20180 found this helpful

It looks like a baby tradescantia zebrina, but I'd expect to see some purple on it.

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April 3, 20180 found this helpful

This is a tradescantia.

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Anonymous
April 5, 20180 found this helpful

Wandering Jew

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Anonymous
April 10, 20180 found this helpful

Its a Purple Wandering Jew.

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Anonymous
April 10, 20180 found this helpful

Wandering jew

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Anonymous
May 7, 20180 found this helpful

It is called a wandering Jew

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Anonymous
June 5, 20180 found this helpful

It's called "Wandering Jew"!

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June 6, 20180 found this helpful

This is a wandering jew. Tradescantia zebrina. They can grow inside or out as a ground cover. They vine and do well in a hanging basket.

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June 11, 20180 found this helpful

My mother called the a Wondering Jew.

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July 11, 20180 found this helpful

It's Called wandering jew.

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July 12, 20180 found this helpful

This plant is known as a "Wandering Jew."

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July 25, 20180 found this helpful

Wandering Jew

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Anonymous
August 9, 20180 found this helpful

Wandering jew

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August 10, 20180 found this helpful

Its a wandering Jew

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Anonymous
October 16, 20180 found this helpful

This is an inchplant! en.wikipedia.org/.../Tradescantia_zebrina I have one and it's growing very quickly up a set of stakes.

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October 17, 20180 found this helpful

wandering jew or
Tradescantia

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December 15, 20180 found this helpful

Wandering jew

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March 17, 20190 found this helpful

Wandering jewel

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March 20, 20190 found this helpful

That is what we always called a "Wandering Jew". It is a trailing house plant that develops beautiful purple undersides that increase in color when it is given lots of light. It can be propagated through cuttings, and it will bush out more fully if trimmed a few times during its early growth.

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At every juncture you trim, two branches will emerge - so trim the 2nd set after they are 3 or 4 inches long and it will begin to bush rather than just trail.

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May 25, 20190 found this helpful

Wandering Jew

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May 25, 20190 found this helpful

Wandering Jew

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Anonymous
June 2, 20190 found this helpful

This plant is a wandering Jew plant

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June 17, 20190 found this helpful

This is a Wandering Jew

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June 17, 20190 found this helpful

This is commonly referred to as a Wandering Jew (Tradescantia zebrina).

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August 5, 20190 found this helpful

Wandering Jew

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Anonymous
February 27, 20200 found this helpful

Wandering jew

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April 9, 20200 found this helpful

It is known as the "Wandering Jew" of the Tradescantia genus

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November 27, 20210 found this helpful

Wandering Jew

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January 5, 20220 found this helpful

Tradescantia Zebrina.
It needs plenty of light. It should not be watered every day or even every week once a month is enough. It is better to let the soil dry and to give it a quick bath in lukewarm water and then to check well that there is no water left stagnant at the roots level.

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It gives its best when hanged in a basket.

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