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Spiderwort
Tradescantia virginiana · Perennial
Spiderwort is a moderate-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 1.5–3 ft × 1–1.5 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect blue, purple and white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to black walnut and dry soil and poor soil.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1.5–3 ft × 1–1.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Blue, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Dry soil, Poor soil, Wet soil
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Eastern United States
Will it survive your winters?
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