DO you mean--fading in color? This does happen with this plant when they are dry! Or do you mean--dying?

Wandering Jew doed like moist conditions so make sure it is getting plenty of water. Also it doesn't really like cold locations--so make sure it is getting warmth! Let us know what "fading" means and we can give you more details.

Ryan

Sorry for the confusion. I guess I could say that it's fading in color AND dying on me. It certainly isn't the plant that I brought home anymore...in color or in life. I've trimmed all of the dead stuff off, but I'm not sure it's going to make it through the winter here. I've checked the soil many times and it has always been moist, so I know I haven't let it dry out.

If there's still enough of it, take a piece that has two or three 'joints' on it and put it in water. It will often root very easily. (By 'joints' I mean the little knobs where the leaves join on to the stem.)

Tradescantia is/are really tough IMHO, but they're not keen on very shady sites, unless it's T.fluminensis. They tolerate drought, frost (although they die right back), and living in water for months at a time, but they do like to have some direct sun in the day.

Did you get a plant known as 'Tahitian Bridal Veil'? That can fade back in the winter and looks to be on its last stand, but it revives with the spring.

You might want to repot into fresh mix. Sometimes the plant people ship with a peat-based mix that will hold water and be light enough to keep shipping costs down, even though the plant would do better in a more open mix.

If you do, and quite a bit of the leaf cover has gone - pot into a smaller container. If you don't, when you water there won't be enough plant activity to pump the water through and your plant could rot/drown. When it picks up again in the spring you can pot on the the next size of pot.