Plant: Sweet Kate - Spiderwort
Spiderwort · Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate'
Size: 1 gal
Light
Bloom
More about this plant
A compact, clump-forming spiderwort noted for luminous chartreuse to golden-yellow, narrowly lance-shaped leaves. From late spring to midsummer it carries small clusters of violet-blue three-petaled flowers with showy yellow stamens that contrast sharply with the foliage. It grows in sun, part shade or shade in moist, well-drained soil and suits borders and mass plantings.
- Part Shade
- Blooms in spring, summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 4-9
Plant description
A compact, clump-forming spiderwort noted for luminous chartreuse to golden-yellow, narrowly lance-shaped leaves. From late spring to midsummer it carries small clusters of violet-blue three-petaled flowers with showy yellow stamens that contrast sharply with the foliage. It grows in sun, part shade or shade in moist, well-drained soil and suits borders and mass plantings.
- Flowers
- Small clusters of three-petaled, violet-blue flowers up to 1.5 inches across with showy yellow stamens, blooming in succession for about 8 weeks from late spring to midsummer; each flower lasts a day.
- Foliage
- Narrowly lance-shaped, luminous chartreuse to bright golden-yellow leaves.
- Pruning
- Cut the plant back to 6 to 12 inches in mid-summer to encourage new growth and possible fall bloom.
- Native range
- Tradescantia ohiensis: Ontario, Canada, to central and eastern US
