Why I cannot grow the adaptable spiderwort in my yard mystifies me. It disappeared several years after it was planted. But I love spiderwort, so this time of year, I go to the wild seeking 2- to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of inch plants with a Plant Care 101 graphic overlay. Also known as spiderwort, the inch plant thrives indoors and is easy ...

Question: A clump-forming blue flowering plant with sword-like leaves has started growing in my landscape. What is its name and do I keep it? Answer. Welcome this self-seeded landscape addition as it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One spiderwort plant is all it takes to make more! Spiderwort species in the genus Tradescantia propagate readily from cuttings.

Q: I purchased a tradescantia blue and gold spiderwort plant. Since my purchase, I have been told that this is an invasive plant. I don't want to plant it if that is the case. However, I am not ...

THE LATIN and common names of a plant might be compared to a resume. The names often tell a little about the plant’s life story – where it got its start and what it looks like. Take spiderwort, a ...

Purple Queen spiderwort (Tradescantia pallida "Purple Queen") is a striking plant for either out in the garden or inside the home. This plant has narrow, linear, deep-purple leaves that bend slightly ...

With Spring 2019 at the starting gate, all kinds of plants are sprouting and producing blooms. The last gasp of winter’s temperatures may yet slow the progress, but only slightly. Much like the Easter ...

The name Spiderwort inspires interest, not to mention a passing thought of Spiderman. I have a long neglected, almost abused, plant which I thought was a wandering Jew, however, I didn’t think that ...