She’s grown a lot since I picked her up at an Aldi a year and a half ago. Still unsure what she is; Google Lens shows many different things! Anyway, I’ll be getting some moss poles for my monstera and pothos, wondering if this girly needs one too?
by amypjs
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It’s a type of trandescantia I believe! I can’t remember which varient, there’s a lot of them… they’re also sometimes called the inch plant or the wandering dude. They’re a trailing plant, they don’t climb they just … go. 😀
It’ll prefer to vine as a hanging plant than climb. Not a natural climber. They do great as a seasonal ground cover in some areas, spreading quickly. Looks like you have a nice, healthy plant that should move quick!
They trail! It’ll get heavy over time and begin to trail downward
I think that’s a Moses-in-the-cradle, I just picked one up a couple months ago. I honestly don’t know anything about them except what they’re called, since mine doesn’t seem to need anything yet I haven’t really read up on it
She’s actually a trailing plant. Or mine are at least.
It’s a Wandering Dude… he wanders.
tradescantia spathacea, oyster/tricolor
It’s more of a ground cover. Give it lots of light so it won’t stretch as much. (Purple is like sunblock for plants, it’s an indicator it wants full sun).
This looks like one I grow this too – love it. Tradescantia spathacea. If it’s the same as mine, it’s more of a clumper spreader than a trailer as it is too stiff and thick as it ages. Not a climber that I’ve noticed, but who knows what it would do if you let it:) Yours looks lovely. I cut back any stems that get too long on mine to keep it bushy. Everywhere I cut mine, it pops out new growth, and any cut off pieces easily root so I can fill out the base of my plant any time. Mine broke in a fall once and I cut it back to 3″ and it popped out new growths all over. I’ve never seen one on a moss pole, so if you do it, post pictures down the road.
Trailing
Moses in the cradle aka oyster plant
It’s a ground crawler and spreader.