Play Value: Attractive Flowers Attracts Pollinators Shade Dimensions: Height: 1 ft. Attributes: Genus: Tradescantia Species: subaspera Family: Commelinaceae Life Cycle: Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Division Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: Southeastern United States Distribution: AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV Wildlife Value: Valuable plant for native bees.Tags: #poisonous #full sun tolerant #pink flowers #shade garden #herbaceous #summer flowers #herbaceous perennials #naturalizes #wildflower garden #naturalized area #partial shade tolerant #perennial See this plant in the following landscape: Pollinator Garden- Partial Shade Cultivars / Varieties: Deer, box turtles and cottontail rabbits may eat the foliage. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious diseases or pests. Appreciates protection from hot, afternoon sun. Although it can be grown in a variety of soils, a fertile, loamy soil is the preferred location.ĭoes best when located in an area that does not have extended periods of sunshine. Occasionally offsets are produced from the roots. Its root system is a mass of fibrous roots. During cloudy days, they may remain open for a longer time period. The flowers open in the morning, and close up in the afternoons. Wideleaf Spiderwort has wider leaves than most of those in this species. The stem makes slight direction changes at the leaf nodes in the half of the plant. Its common name, Zigzag Spiderwort, come from the appearance of its stem. Although spiderwort can be found growing in the wild in most states, Tradescantia subaspera will only be found in the eastern half of the US. Growing in the wild, its natural habitats include deciduous woodlands and borders, along ravines, bases of bluffs and along shady streams. The fuzzy leaves have prominent parallel veins, looking similar to the leaf of a corn stalk. Secondary stems and leaves can occasionally develop from the axils of the primary leaves. The leaves are alternate and clasp at the base. Tradescantia subaspera can be a perennial herb, houseplant or interiorscape plant. Phonetic Spelling trad-es-KAN-tee-uh sub-AS-per-uh This plant has low severity poison characteristics.

Zigzag plant leaves