Question
Hi Richard,
I inherited an office plant from a coworker when she left the company. The leaves are 2-4 inches long and the plant sends out trailing vines. I don't think it's a philodendron, mostly because the leaves don't have the two "lobes" of the heart. When new leaves are growing, they appear to come from between the two leaves in the previous "row" instead of all in a line on the vine, so the bottom stems near the soil have the appearance of bamboo. Any ideas on what it is and how to care for it, i.e. can it survive in an office in New Hampshire or should it go outside? I can email you a photo if you want. Thanks!

Answer
sounds like a type of wandering jew plant(tradescanthia). there are millions of plants out there, so w/out seeing it i can't be sure.  send a digital photo(jpeg format) to       [email protected]

the care would still be similar for most tropical plants.
most are grown under shade cloths in FL because they do not like direct sunlite-the foliage burns(they will tolerate morning sun-inside they do best there).  whenever the nitetime temps go below 45 you should bring them inside(even if only for the nite). if the day temps are above 50 you can leave them outside during the day.
water by weight. put a saucer under the pot. water and let the plant sit in the excess water for 5-10 minutes.  after that time pour off any excess water in the saucer.  pick up the pot.  it should feel heavy.  don't water again until it feels considerably lighter in weight.  outdoors check the plant everyday. indoors check it every 5-10 days.  watering frequency depends on many factors(sun exposure, wind, day temps, etc.).
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