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Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana)

  • Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia Virginiana) https://www.sagebud.com/virginia-spiderwort-tradescantia-virginiana/
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  • Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia Virginiana) https://www.sagebud.com/virginia-spiderwort-tradescantia-virginiana/
    Credit: Rüdiger WölkThis photo was taken by Rüdiger Wölk. Please credit this photo Rüdiger Wölk, Münster.View all photos (lar...I would also appreciate an email to rudiger.wolk@gmail.com with details of use.Für Hinweise auf Veröffentlichungen (rudiger.wolk@gmail.com) oder Belegexemplare bin ich Ihnen dankbar.check usage: [1] [2] | photo taken by Rüdiger Wölk, Münste... | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia Virginiana) https://www.sagebud.com/virginia-spiderwort-tradescantia-virginiana/
    Credit: Rüdiger WölkThis photo was taken by Rüdiger Wölk. Please credit this photo Rüdiger Wölk, Münster.View all photos (lar...I would also appreciate an email to rudiger.wolk@gmail.com with details of use.Für Hinweise auf Veröffentlichungen (rudiger.wolk@gmail.com) oder Belegexemplare bin ich Ihnen dankbar.check usage: [1] [2] | photo taken by Rüdiger Wölk, Münster, Germany | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia Virginiana) https://www.sagebud.com/virginia-spiderwort-tradescantia-virginiana/
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  • Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia Virginiana) https://www.sagebud.com/virginia-spiderwort-tradescantia-virginiana/
    Credit: Magnus Manske | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
  • Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia Virginiana) https://www.sagebud.com/virginia-spiderwort-tradescantia-virginiana/
    Credit: Magnus Manske | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
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  • Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia Virginiana) https://www.sagebud.com/virginia-spiderwort-tradescantia-virginiana/
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Tradescantia Virginiana, or more commonly know as Virginia Spiderwort, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) with green foliage and blue flowers of the genus Tradescantia. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 1.1 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring, blooms during spring, is somewhat tolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Tradescantia Virginiana or Virginia Spiderwort's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Vermont.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Tradescantia
  • Family: Commelinaceae
  • Order: Commelinales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (I)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: UPL FAC+
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACU) 2(FAC+) 3(UPL) 5(NI)
  • Active Growth Period: Spring
  • After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Slow
  • Allelopath: No
  • Bloat: None
  • Coppice Potential: No
  • Fall Conspicuous: No
  • Fire Resistance: No
  • Flower Color: Blue
  • Flower Conspicuous: Yes
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Porosity Summer: Porous
  • Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
  • Foliage Texture: Medium
  • Fruit/Seed Color: Black
  • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
  • Growth Form: Single Stem
  • Growth Rate: Rapid
  • Height Mature (feet): 1.1
  • Leaf Retention: No
  • Lifespan: Short
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Resprout Ability: No
  • Shape and Orientation: Erect
  • Toxicity: None
  • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: No
  • Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
  • Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
  • Anaerobic Tolerance: None
  • CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
  • Cold Stratification Required: No
  • Drought Tolerance: Medium
  • Fertility Requirement: Low
  • Fire Tolerance: None
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 100
  • Hedge Tolerance: None
  • Moisture Use: Medium
  • pH (Minimum): 4
  • pH (Maximum): 8
  • Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 10912
  • Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 19360
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 25
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 55
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 4
  • Salinity Tolerance: None
  • Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): -38
  • Bloom Period: Spring
  • Commercial Availability: No Known Source
  • Fruit/Seed Abundance: Low
  • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring
  • Fruit/Seed Period End: Summer
  • Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
  • Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
  • Propagated by Bulbs: No
  • Propagated by Container: No
  • Propagated by Corms: No
  • Propagated by Cuttings: No
  • Propagated by Seed: Yes
  • Propagated by Sod: No
  • Propagated by Sprigs: No
  • Propagated by Tubers: No
  • Seed per Pound: 1750000
  • Seed Spread Rate: Moderate
  • Seedling Vigor: High
  • Small Grain: No
  • Vegetative Spread Rate: None





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