Spiderwort – Plant

LATIN NAME
Tradescantia occidentalis

LONGEVITY
Perennial

SEASON
Cool

ORIGIN
Native

DETAILS:

• Other common names, “Texas spiderwort” and “Prairie spiderwort”.
• Growth 8 to 20 inches
• Flowers May to August.
• Wildlife and livestock will graze this plant.
• Several Native American tribes used the young shoots of this plant for food.
• Adapted to sandy or rocky soils of the plains and prairies.

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