Spiderwort

Description

Spiderwort

Perennial plant

Height:  1 to 3 feet

Width:  1  to 2 feet

Flower color:  blue, purple and sometimes white

Bloom time:  spring, summer

Light needed:  sun, part sun, shade

Soil needed:  dry, moist.  Very adaptable plant prefers humus-rich soil but will grow in a wide range of soils: moist/dry, clay/sand, acid/alkaline. Juglone (black walnut) tolerant.

Notes: Spiderwort flowers close by mid-day, and last only one day. Tradescantia species will hybridize in just about any combination.

Attracts butterflies and  bees
Resistant to deer

For more details, visit: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=TRVI

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