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Tradescantia virginiana |
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Common name |
spiderwort |
Family |
commelinaceae |
Life cycle |
perennial |
Flowers |
light blue-lilac |
Size |
2 ft |
Light |
full sun-shade |
Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (not too dry) |
From seed  |
self-seeds modestly in our garden
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Floppy clumps of strappy foliage, with flowers mostly tucked within. In our garden, they range from the pale blue in the photo to deep purple. Not the most refined plant, but it's an old favorite.
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| Long-blooming, too - this photo was taken a month after the one at top. |
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| Some of ours are royal blue |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following commentsIris Buitenweg | Jul 11, 2011 | I like your white tradescantia because it combines better in the mixed border than the blue one i have got.
To me this plant is a favorite to. Those floppy clums have got something exotic
about them don't you think?
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