Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Wildflowers
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Tradescantia virginiana
Family: Commelinaceae
(P) to 3′. Virginia Spiderwort, Spider Lily. Eastern US. This Spiderwort has three-petalled, blue-purple flowers with contrasting yellow stamens in terminal clusters above a pair of long, narrow, leaf-like bracts, each opening for only a day. Clump-forming with multiple stems bearing narrow, pointed, olive green leaves. A useful and robust perennial for native gardens, open woods and borders. Blooms late sprint to mid-summer. Sun to part shade. Moist, well-drained soil. 3 & T1
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