I call that plant the wandering Jew. I planted that about 20 years ago out in the front yard and it gets hailed on. It gets rained on. It gets snowed on. It gets dried out hot sun. I have never lost that plant now that I’ve said that I probably will but I love that plant.
I really enjoyed watching this video. I grow, and propagate my Tradescantia Nanouk with about 75% success. I need to remember to plant more of the nodes from each stem into the soil, rather than just the bottom node. Very informative video. Thanks.
I love it! My 7 yr old granddaughter proudly gave me a single cutting that the kids were given at school. I asked her if she knew the name of the plant and she said “wandering dude”. I thought she had just misunderstood the teacher. 🤣
Devin, I have a Tradescantia pallida Purple and grow it outside (March to Nov) in the bright light in Tucson, Arizona (zone 9b). It does well with daily watering, but gets really happy when I put it in the greenhouse during our "winter." Its leaves develop a fine shorthair coat that holds the humidity. Then come spring, it gets a major haircut and it restart the cycle. I enjoy your channel and look forward to following your journey in 2024. Kevin
One summer I placed these plants for their usual summer vacation under some large azalea shrubs. To my surprise all the runners took off and created an incredible ground cover and at the end of the season you have an endless supply of cuttings with healthy root systems.
Meant to mention it was the plainer old inch plants I used with the ability to get darker in filtered light. Think of all the cuttings you can make at the end of winter from all those ugly old straggly stems to get the cycle started.
Hi Devin. They LOVE the desert here in AZ! I am continually propin' this one and I literally take a cutting, stick my finger in the soil and push the cutting in to make it a fuller plant! I took the clipping from the rehab center my father in law was in the day he died. Pretty special that it is called purple heart. He was awarded a purple heart as he was injured serving our country in WW2. It is thriving. 💜
Hi Devin . I have tradescantia plant outside in the garden and the color of the leaves is dark purple woderful color . I will plant from it indoors .Have anice day .
Your tradescantia are beautiful! Mine is just a stringy mess. In fact, I have cutting it down and starting propagations on my to do list for early next year.
Hey Devin, I've also heard it referred to as the Wandering Jewell. Regardless, it's an amazing plant and mine never fails to propagate rapidly. It's the plant that keeps giving. Cheers! Darryl
My daughter has one that I started for her. She’s pretty busy with two young girls a ton of activities and working from home and the last couple years a couple times it’s gotten super dry and the leaves will start falling in all the plants underneath so we’ll just give it a haircut to about 4 inches and it’ll just start all over again. We’ve made several other plants by taking the end of the ones that we cut off because they’ll be two or 3 feet long with a bunch of dead in between the pot and the very end where there might be a few Hardy leaves still hanging in there. Lol but we’ve actually done this two or three times now ,I don’t know how long it can keep this up before it totally gives up.😫🤣 But so far so good. Little bit of fertilizer some regular watering and it just takes right off again.
Hi Devin. I would like the purple heart. The nanouk I had never seemed happy. Browning edges and it was growing in my humid , sunny kitchen. I moved it around to try to find a perfect spot. I ended up composting it.
I’ve always felt uncomfortable calling them wandering Jew. I like wandering dude! I pot up three large pots of clippings every year and place them in a three tired frame I have. They fill in so fast and in the end the whole thing looks like a massive column. I put some Purple Heart in the ground for the first time last year. It did so well, I will do it again. I always have cuttings rooting for next year.
Hi Devin, thanks for your inofrmative video. My 6" cutting (in water) has now produced 2 new leaves in a matter of 8 weeks. BUT no roots have come out yet. Should I worry about that? It's winter now in our area. Is it the cold? What should I do?
@@plantvibrations Thanks for the prompt reply. I'm so thrilled to see the little roots each morning. Keeping my fingers crossed and waiting for the spring to come.
Devin I have a plant that I think is a tradescantia but I’m not sure. It is a lighter green and the leaves a sort of fuzzy. It behaves very much like the Nanuck and the Purple Heart. Are you familiar with it?
The Jewish community has never complained. Why is it offensive. Some have speculated that John Tradescant who popularized the plant was Jewish. He traveled all over the world collecting specimens.
I call that plant the wandering Jew. I planted that about 20 years ago out in the front yard and it gets hailed on. It gets rained on. It gets snowed on. It gets dried out hot sun. I have never lost that plant now that I’ve said that I probably will but I love that plant.
It gets snowed on and still stays alive?! thats amazing
It’s been known as Wondering Jew for decades. The new politically correct name is wondering dude. The world is crazy. What’s your preferred pronoun? 😅
What zone do you live in?
I really enjoyed watching this video. I grow, and propagate my Tradescantia Nanouk with about 75% success. I need to remember to plant more of the nodes from each stem into the soil, rather than just the bottom node. Very informative video. Thanks.
I’m glad to hear you found it useful!
I love it! My 7 yr old granddaughter proudly gave me a single cutting that the kids were given at school. I asked her if she knew the name of the plant and she said “wandering dude”. I thought she had just misunderstood the teacher. 🤣
hahah love it!
I live in Canada, zone 5; the plant you showed as a Canadian example at the start of your video I know as spiderwort.
Yep spiderwort is the common name, but funnily enough it is in fact a species of Tradescantia
Devin, I have a Tradescantia pallida Purple and grow it outside (March to Nov) in the bright light in Tucson, Arizona (zone 9b). It does well with daily watering, but gets really happy when I put it in the greenhouse during our "winter." Its leaves develop a fine shorthair coat that holds the humidity. Then come spring, it gets a major haircut and it restart the cycle. I enjoy your channel and look forward to following your journey in 2024. Kevin
Oh cool!! Sounds like you’ve found a great method for keeping them happy
One summer I placed these plants for their usual summer vacation under some large azalea shrubs. To my surprise all the runners took off and created an incredible ground cover and at the end of the season you have an endless supply of cuttings with healthy root systems.
That’s awesome! I bet it looked pretty amazing
Meant to mention it was the plainer old inch plants I used with the ability to get darker in filtered light. Think of all the cuttings you can make at the end of winter from all those ugly old straggly stems to get the cycle started.
Hi Devin. They LOVE the desert here in AZ! I am continually propin' this one and I literally take a cutting, stick my finger in the soil and push the cutting in to make it a fuller plant! I took the clipping from the rehab center my father in law was in the day he died. Pretty special that it is called purple heart. He was awarded a purple heart as he was injured serving our country in WW2. It is thriving. 💜
Awww that’s such a sweet story 💜
Hi Devin . I have tradescantia plant outside in the garden and the color of the leaves is dark purple woderful color . I will plant from it indoors .Have anice day .
Sounds great!
Your tradescantia are beautiful! Mine is just a stringy mess. In fact, I have cutting it down and starting propagations on my to do list for early next year.
Consider cutting it back 95%, i do it once in awhile and it helps the stringiness considerably
Hey Devin,
I've also heard it referred to as the Wandering Jewell. Regardless, it's an amazing plant and mine never fails to propagate rapidly. It's the plant that keeps giving. Cheers!
Darryl
Hey Darryl, it certainly is a cinch to propagate the inch plant!
Thank you. Looking forward to your videos in 2024!
Happy new year!
My daughter has one that I started for her. She’s pretty busy with two young girls a ton of activities and working from home and the last couple years a couple times it’s gotten super dry and the leaves will start falling in all the plants underneath so we’ll just give it a haircut to about 4 inches and it’ll just start all over again. We’ve made several other plants by taking the end of the ones that we cut off because they’ll be two or 3 feet long with a bunch of dead in between the pot and the very end where there might be a few Hardy leaves still hanging in there. Lol but we’ve actually done this two or three times now ,I don’t know how long it can keep this up before it totally gives up.😫🤣 But so far so good. Little bit of fertilizer some regular watering and it just takes right off again.
I think they can handle those haircuts readily without any long term damage. in fact i think its the best thing to do for them!
Hi Devin, nice to see this plant is making a come back. It was very popular in the 80's .
I think so too!
Love tradescantia .. start new all the time in water. Thanks!
Love it!
Hi Devin. I would like the purple heart. The nanouk I had never seemed happy. Browning edges and it was growing in my humid , sunny kitchen. I moved it around to try to find a perfect spot. I ended up composting it.
Yeah the Nanouk fills out the soil so quickly it’s hard to keep them properly hydrated in pots
Wandering Jew is the name
Not politically correct anymore. It’s been rebranded.
I’ve always felt uncomfortable calling them wandering Jew. I like wandering dude! I pot up three large pots of clippings every year and place them in a three tired frame I have. They fill in so fast and in the end the whole thing looks like a massive column. I put some Purple Heart in the ground for the first time last year. It did so well, I will do it again. I always have cuttings rooting for next year.
Wandering Dude is my favorite!
Of course you do! Tell us your pronouns while you are at. Good Lord!@@plantvibrations
How you became a plants lover?
Also , can you make a video about pellonia pulchra, please?
My family has been in the plant business for 60 years! Pellonia is lovely, ill try to make a video of it
Hi Devin, thanks for your inofrmative video. My 6" cutting (in water) has now produced 2 new leaves in a matter of 8 weeks. BUT no roots have come out yet. Should I worry about that? It's winter now in our area. Is it the cold? What should I do?
Just allow it to stay in the water and by spring it should have rooted
@@plantvibrations Thanks for the prompt reply. I'm so thrilled to see the little roots each morning. Keeping my fingers crossed and waiting for the spring to come.
Hi! What is the lime green plant on the left side of your Nanouk? It's so pretty :)
Hmm are you referring to the Boston fern perhaps?
Oh maybe!? It looks very lime green in the vid, perhaps from the lights haha. Thanks!
Devin I have a plant that I think is a tradescantia but I’m not sure. It is a lighter green and the leaves a sort of fuzzy. It behaves very much like the Nanuck and the Purple Heart. Are you familiar with it?
Sounds like it must be a kind of Tradescantia indeed
@@plantvibrations I’m not far from you. If you are ever near Strasburg I’ll gladly share some with you.
Wandering Dude.Nope, both mine ended in the trash. Im over it. The purple heart grows like a weed in my garden, bits break off and end up every where.
Definitely gets weedy in my house as well
I call it wandering Jew
Yes many do as well
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Never heard of it called wandering dude. We call it wandering Jew like a lot of other people
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The Jewish community has never complained. Why is it offensive. Some have speculated that John Tradescant who popularized the plant was Jewish. He traveled all over the world collecting specimens.
I thought it was called a Wandering Jew.
That’s one common name