How to prune white spiderwort

White Tradescantia foliage pruning

White Tradescantia can be pruned in spring, when it resumes its growth and can be repotted, and appropriate pruning is required during repotting.

In the early stages of growth, the white-flowered Tradescantia grows relatively vigorously, so it needs to be pinched and topped to remove the apical dominance, promote the sprouting of new branches, avoid excessive growth of branches, and grab too many nutrients. It is also necessary to trim old, diseased, insect-infested, overlapping, crossed, and unsightly branches.

Tips for pruning white spiderwort

In the early growth stage of white-flowered Tradescantia, pinch and top the branches, prune the dense branches during the growing season, cut off the old and diseased branches during the winter dormancy period, repot in spring, and shorten the old stems and long roots.

During the seedling period, the leaf buds can be pinched off to promote the growth of other branches. Such pruning can not only avoid excessive growth and uneven distribution of nutrients, but also control the growth and shape of the plant.

White Tradescantia pruning and flowering

Although white-flowered Tradescantia is mainly a foliage-viewing plant, it will also bloom in summer and autumn if useless branches are pruned in time to concentrate nutrients on branches that grow well.

Tips for pruning white spiderwort

The white-flowered Tradescantia needs to be repotted in spring. The rotten, diseased and insect-infested roots can be trimmed off, and the old and dead leaves can be removed. The pruning tools need to be disinfected in advance, and disinfectant should be applied to the wounds to prevent rotting.