Common Spiderwort is a native herbaceous perennial with arching dark green grass-like foliage. The clusters of small 3-petaled flowers are blue-violet to purple and each last for only a day but bloom continuously in late spring. Blooms best with full sun and moist, well-drained acidic soils.
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| Origins: | Central and East N. America; GA Native | 
| Height: | 1.5' - 3' | 
| Spread: | 1’ - 1.5' | 
| Spacing: | 1.5' | 
| USDA Hardiness Zone: | 4 - 9 | 
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| Bloom Color: | Blue/Purple | 
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious pests or diseases. Young plants are vulnerable to snail damage.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Rudbeckia, Little Bluestem, Beardtongue
IMAGES: Frank Vincentz, Tradescantia virginiana ies, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Anneli Salo, Tradescantia virginiana HPIM6467 Tarhajuoru C, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Rüdiger Wölk, Dreimasterblatt BotanischerGartenMuenster 8459, CC BY-SA 2.5, (4) Rasbak, Tradescantia virginiana (Eendagsbloem) closeup, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
 
             
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
