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Tradescantia / spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Tradescantia virginiana
Tradescantia virginiana☀ Full sun · ◐ Part sun or part shadeMagnus Manske ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Self-seeds freely; trim after bloom

Type
Perennial
Light Req.
Part Sun / Full Sun
Height × Width
12–24 in × 18 in
USDA Zone
4–9
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Type

Perennial

Light Req.

Part Sun / Full Sun

Water Req.

Moderate

Soil Req.

Loamy / Well-Drained

More growing details

USDA Zone

4–9

Height × Width

12–24 in × 18 in

Bloom Time & Color

Late Spring–Summer / Blue, Purple

Native Status

Native (Eastern U.S.)

Pollinator Interest

Bees Butterflies

Wildlife Value

Pollinator

Maintenance Level

Low

Drought Tolerance

Moderate

Notes

Self-seeds freely; trim after bloom

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Tradescantia virginiana
Tradescantia virginiana☀ Full sun · ◐ Part sun or part shadeMagnus Manske ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Tradescantia virginiana
Tradescantia virginiana☀ Full sun · ◐ Part sun or part shadeSusan Strine ↗ · CC BY 2.0
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