My annoying mistakes in the care of Tradescantia, correcting which I transformed a simple flower

Fiery fireworks, fellow flower growers!

Want to grow an exemplary Tradescantia? Don't make my mistakes. This houseplant is very beautiful and unpretentious. Violations of the creation of conditions and care will not destroy him, but they will definitely prevent the flower from showing all its beauty and please you.

Ignore the lighting issue

I am very sad to watch the Tradescantia, which have been allocated a place somewhere on a shelf or cabinet in the back of the room. The plant really tolerates the lack of sunlight well and adds in the length of the shoots. But I already got burned on this.

But how beautiful are they? The less light Tradescantia receives, the greater the length of internodes - the distance between leaves. A plant that can become a lush cascade turns into shabby whips in the shade.

Find a decent place for tradescantia on the window or in the immediate vicinity of it, but in a bright place.

Avoid shady corners, comrades, do not torment the plant. An east, west, or even north window is ideal. The southern part is good in winter, and in the summer, under the direct rays of the sun, Tradescantia changes its appearance not for the better.

Planting Tradescantia "wherever you have to"

At first, my Tradescantia was on a par with other indoor flowers. On the windowsill. Its beautiful shoots quickly reached its surface and settled in lumps. Dubious beauty!

I am sure: the place of tradescantia is in a hanging planter. It is in it that a beautiful decorative leafy flower will show itself in all its glory.

Do not ignore the ampelous nature of the flower. Moreover, there are so many beautiful pots on sale now that your eyes run up.

Do not feed - she is unpretentious and grows like that

I remember well the experience of my older relatives, who never paid much attention to Tradescantia. Except that sometimes they watered and carried out general cleaning, collecting dry leaves from the whips. At first, I also thought that Tradescantia could well be content with the supply of soil in a pot.

But after the first three weeks of feeding, I was convinced of the opposite. Receiving complex mineral fertilizer, Tradescantia began to grow in all directions almost before our eyes. Since then, I fertilize it all year round according to the instructions and am happy. By the way, in varieties with colorful colors, the color becomes brighter from good nutrition.

Do not cut - and therefore do not shape

Tradescantia, like many other ampelous plants with rapid growth, soon grows. Loses its attractiveness. The only and quickest way to rejuvenate Tradescantia is to cut all the lashes in half.

I do this procedure once every 2 years. And necessarily in the spring, when conditions are conducive to subsequent rapid growth. Try it - you will like it too.

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