Botanical Name: Tradescantia virginiana
Common Name: Spiderwort
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, loose, clumping plant with arching, grasslike soft leaves to 18" long; flower clusters are usually held near foliage; deciduous in winter
Height to 2'
Spread to 3'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors part shade to full shade
Soil prefers a well amended soil, takes wet conditions
Hardiness hardy (all zones)
 
Morphology:
Leaves soft, strap-like leaves to 18" long, folded along midrib, to 1" long on jointed stems
Flowers 3-petaled flowers to 1" across, in blues, lavenders, pinks or whites usually flat-faced; flowers are short-lived, but bloom nearly all summer
Fruit small capsule
 
Propagation:
division, stem cuttings
 
Usage:
shade loving plants good for wet areas; good source of shade color; good in tropical or temperate theme gardens in moist, shaded areas
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs frequent watering during active growth; can be allowed to overwinter in normal garden conditions without extra watering
Fertilizing balanced, slow-release each spring
Pruning plants can be cut to ground when dormant; will re-sprout in spring
Pests/Diseases none major
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Eastern United States
Family: Commelinaceae

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