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Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Description:

Spiderwort is a North American native Perennial plant named for John Tradescant senior (he died in 1638) a famous English gardener who received the species from Virginia sometime before 1629. The common name Spiderwort (some folks like to use a space spider wort) is presumed to come from the way the flowers hang like spiders from a web off the main stem and "wort" is the Saxon name for ‘plant’. It blooms almost all summer, (with heavy flushes in the early summer and again in the fall) spiderwort requires next to no special care in the garden.

Habitat:

Plant where it will get plenty of full sunshine, regular waterings, also mulch them heavily so the soil moisture stays constant and even below the mulch.

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Spiderwort
Tradescantia Tradescantia


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3 Comments

keithp2012
keithp2012 12 years ago

Yup, Spiderwort is correct!

JulianGalvez
JulianGalvez 12 years ago

Oh, wait, no. Tradescantia, because of the stamen hairs. Possibly T. virginiana.

JulianGalvez
JulianGalvez 12 years ago

It's Commelina... something :D

keithp2012
Spotted by
keithp2012

West Babylon, New York, USA

Spotted on Jun 1, 2011
Submitted on Jun 1, 2011

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