We recently moved into a new home and discovered that we have 4 spider wort plants. We never had these before and do not know how to care for them. When we moved in they were about 6" tall and now they are 24"tall. They have fallen over due to the weight. They continue to bloom beautiful blue flowers each morning and close at night. Come this fall what steps need to be taken. Do you cut them back or let nature take its course?
Google for spiderwort and you will find lots of info.
"Spiderwort" is one word.
cut them back and get yourself a garden grid and put over it. They'll grow back and thru the grid and bloom a second time. They're perennials. I've already cut mine back but if you don't they'll seed in other places in your yard or garden and you can lift them come spring when they come up to a different spot.
I have a dark blue one, a lighter blue one, once that is white with blush blue and blue stamens that had the name of Mystic Blue's, and a shocking magenta pink one that reseeded in a totally different spot where the original clump was.
Easy to take care of. Garden grids? Lowes or Home Depot for $3.19 each with three legs on the circle grid and green. Love those things.
Does Spiderwort like sun or shade ?
Yes, it all depends on which one you have in the large plant group.
I have some in sun, others have reseeded themselves into semi-shady places and done well. Deep shade they're not too fond of. So the rule of thumb for Tradescanthia's are semi-shady to sunny madgardener
what's really good information, Cereus,something kinda neat is that I not only have the perennial varieties of Tradescanthia that are hardy for here, but I apparently have had Callisia fragrans which is a type of Tradescanthia or spiderwort for decades. And now have another houseplant, the fuzzy Brown spiderwort. It's finally thriving in the heat and humidity on the north balcony with the other shade loving tropicals and what not. maddie
The brown fuzzy one isn't a Tradescantia. Its Cyanotis kewensis from India.
Tradescantia is strictly a New World genus.
Quite a few former Tradescantia are now Callisia or Gibasis, while former Zebrina, Setcreasea and Rhoeo are now back in Tradescantia.
I also find that they like even moisture and don't do well in dry areas.
Believe it or not, there are a few that grow well under relatively dry conditions. Tradescantia pallida, T.hirta, Callisia navicularis and Cyanotis somaliensis for example.
That's good to know. I have T. virginiana. I will check out the others.
nope that's not it............Siderasis "Brown Spiderwort" Siderasis fuscata from Brazil. Pyrrheima Hassk. Commelinaceae. One sp. a per. herb, native to Brazil, sts. short, underground, leaves in a rosette, covered with dense rust-colored hairs, flowers in unpaired cincinni, subtended by small bracts, on short hairy peduncles from the crown, sepals and petals separate, stamens
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