Tradescantia bracteata
(prairie spiderwort)
(prairie spiderwort)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: Mrs. W. D. Bransford, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height: 12 – 24 inches
Spread: 18 inches
Location: Sides
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
foliage declines after flowering, cut back for new growth and later flowering
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
compact, mound-forming
Foliage
dark green, grass-like leaves; grooved; medium textur
Flowers
rose to purple, three petals and three sepals; each lasts one day; May-July