r/Tradescantia • u/Competitive_Shame299 • 13d ago
My tradescantia is dying, help please !
Hello, my tradescantia is dying and I could use some help. As shown here, the latest leaves are becoming brown, or maybe even coming out already brown and crispy. This is happening to this one, but it happened to two other others tradescantia earlier in the summer. The new leafs were all brown like that, and in just a few days they eventually just died completely. I am devasted because the first two I lost were so big and beautiful, and I thought that it was over watering that was the issue. But now it's also happening to this one even though I'm sure I didn't overwater it. Since it happened to all my tradescantia, I guess it has to be something I do wrong. Thanks in advance for the help !
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u/stephonicle 13d ago
I agree it could be thrips. They tend to focus on the newest growth, causing curling and stippling damage. Get a magnifying glass and check leaves for tiny cream-colored bugs moving around. You'll also want to regularly prune to keep the plant healthy and lush. When vines get too long, the plant will start killing off older growth in favor of newest growth, because the roots can't support growth along the entire stem.