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I sought this plant out because I liked it so much, as a naive gardener. For a while, it was nice in its area, no problem. But 15 years l...Read More
If I had a huge yard I'd like tradescantia because it fills up a space FAST. Sadly, I have a small yard - most of which is gardens - and...Read More
Tradescantia virginiana was named in honour of a gardener to the King of England - John Tradescant. In 1637 his son brought a Spiderwot p...Read More
My oh my... all these negative comments over a plant that is just trying to help its owner to live. Read my entire post and be amazed......Read More
This is my second variety of Spiderwort; the other being the common Ohio species. Unlike the T. ohiensis, this one likes drier condition...Read More
This plant came with the gardens when we bought our house. At first I enjoyed the cheerful blue flowers - the bloom period is long and ab...Read More
I think Spiderworts are delightful. They come up in the shady spots in my lawn in the spring, and provide a nice bit of color. They do ...Read More
I love spiderworts! They are pretty and long blooming and mine have come back every year without becoming invasive. I originally had pi...Read More
An aggressive, high-maintenance perennial grown for its long season of bloom. It's a tough, adaptable plant that requires little to survi...Read More
When I was a little girl, I painted with the juices from the blue and purple spiderwort (after the blossoms fold, squeeze) but it seems e...Read More
In OKC, this plant is a survivor and, considering the weather extremes and heavy red clay we have here, that is saying quite a lot. At a...Read More
I have dry hot summers, cold sometimes frosty winters & I needed a plant for a north planter and wanted blue flowers and this is what the...Read More
Although this is one beautiful plant, during March and April (in my area) it sprouts up everywhere, in flower beds as well as all through...Read More
This plant (or a related species) somehow found its way to my full-sun boulevard garden from a neighbor's yard. I let it stay because it ...Read More
A beautiful flower but yes, it's very invasive.
There are very few of these lovelies growing at the edge of our woods here, and I plan to clear the weeds around it so it will spread. It...Read More
I bought this plant three years ago and in that short time it has spread throughout my lawn and all of my flower beds. I pull it up and i...Read More
Six years ago my family moved about 45 minutes away from where we were living. Moving just that short distance was like moving to somep...Read More
Ive had this plant for about five years. Ive had mixed success with it. Most years it does good, but some years it does not (especially...Read More
If you want a plant that is easy to move/remove, this one probably isn't it! If you want something that grows quickly and easily, require...Read More
I have this plant all in my lawn. It pops up in early spring. By the time the grass starts greening up, the spiderwort starts looking ba...Read More
I like to show people how the flowers turn to ink when they close up. I think I read somewhere that it was used as dye by the Native Ame...Read More
This plant was in my garden 18 years ago when I bought the house--it has taken me this long to try to get rid of it, with no success. I l...Read More
I planted a very small spiderwort last year (late summer) and it starting growing very quickly, although it needed to be supported. Afte...Read More
It grew imperssively in clay soil against the NW wall of our previous house, but since moving across town to a wooded lot with much loami...Read More
I have HUNDREDS of Tradescantias as native plants growing wild in my garden. The blooms on T. virginiana and T. ohiensis are indistinqui...Read More
Spiderwort grows wild in the wooded section of our land in Oliver Springs, TN. I also transplanted some to my wildflower garden & it has...Read More
I first met these plants in open fields at the edge of Chicago in the 1940's. They were introduced to me as "snot-noses" because of the ...Read More
I was given this plant by an elderly lady about 20 years ago and gave some to family and we all have in yards still. It is invasive but s...Read More
I have a sunken back yard in Atlanta proper. Spiderwort has taken over almost all of the heavy shade areas. It even pops up in shade li...Read More
It grows and blooms year round in my Florida garden. Yes, it is invasive. Even knowing that I brought it here from a roadside find and ...Read More
I grew a variety I believe was called "Osprey" in Sequim, Washington. The cheery little flowers were not large or impressive, but they w...Read More
I live in Wisconsin, and have found this plant in several areas on the edges of the woods on my property. I was intrigued by one of them ...Read More
I have Spiderwort in my garden for the first time this year & am quite pleased with it. I'm in Southern Ontario in a zone 5 to 6 garden ...Read More
Here in south Georgia, this plant is considered an invasive weed that is very hard to get rid of.The root system looks very much like a l...Read More
I discovered a wild Spiderwort today while clearing brush. Lived here all my life, first I've noticed. Am in Blair Co. PA. Intend to dig ...Read More
This plant grows wild in central and southern Illinois. Mostly found in simishaded areas. Very nice in a woodland area. Thx. Beckykay
In the area of Connecticut where I grew up, this plant popped up just about everywhere there was light to medium shade. It would bloom f...Read More
I found spiderwort growing wild in my yard in Fort Worth, Tx when I moved in 10 years ago. I gathered it all up and tried to corral it. I...Read More
i have mine in dappled sunlight,mostly shade.it is doing fine, having grown and produced blossoms the first year transplanted. Still get...Read More
Purple flowers open for a day, with many opening over a 4-6 week period during the mid-summer season.
In warm climates, p...Read More