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Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana Family Commelinaceae - Spiderwort The spiderwort is a mid spring blooming wildflower here in southeastern Indiana, blooming from early to late May. The blue blossoms appear in woodlands, along roadsides and in fields. In our forest, it seems to prefer the south facing hillsides of young woodland. |
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Spiderwort grows from ten inches to two feet in height and the bright blue flowers are visible
easily through the developing spring vegetation of the forest floor. The flowers have three
sepals and three petals. The flowers are about two inches in diameter. There are about 21
species in North America, Tradescantia virginiana being the most common here in Indiana. Spiderwort can be grown in the perennial flower garden, though I have not tried. There are enough a short hike away in the woods to enjoy that I don’t need to use up valuable flower garden space on it. But if it weren’t for that, I would definitely try growing it, as it is a very pretty, unusual flower. |
