Spiderwort
| Botanical Name: | Tradescantia |
| Common Name: | spiderwort, Spiderworts, Old Gossip, inchplant, dayflower, purple heart |
Care
Easy
Humidity
Medium - Wet
Sun
Full to Partial Shade
| Botanical Name | Tradescantia |
| Common Names | spiderwort, Spiderworts, Old Gossip, inchplant, dayflower, purple heart |
| Care | Easy |
| Humidity | Medium - Wet |
| Sun Exposure | Full to Partial Shade |
| Height | 1 ft.–3 ft. |
| Spread | 1–1.5 ft |
| Soil | Moist but well-drained |
| Life Cycle | Perennial |
| Synonyms | Campelia, Cymbispatha, Disgrega, Ephemerum, Etheosanthes, Gonatandra, Heterachthia, Knowlesia, Mandonia, Neomandonia, Neotreleasea, Rhoeo, Sarcoperis, Separotheca, Setcreasea, Skofitzia, Treleasea, Tropitria, Zanonia, Zebrina |
Tradescantia () is a genus of 85 species of herbaceous perennial wildflowers in the family Commelinaceae, native to the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina, including the West Indies. Members of the genus are known by many common names, including inchplant, wandering jew, spiderwort, and dayflower.Tradescantia grow 30–60 cm tall (1–2 ft), and are commonly found individually or in clumps in wooded areas and open fields. They were introduced into Europe as ornamental plants in the 17th century and are now grown in many parts of the world. Some species have become naturalized in regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, and on some oceanic islands.The genus's many species are of interest to cytogenetics because of evolutionary changes in the structure and number of their chromosomes. They have also been used as bioindicators for the detection of environmental mutagens. Some species have become pests to cultivated crops and considered invasive.
