Giant Spiderwort

Tradescantia gigantea

Giant spiderwort is a robust Texas spiderwort with large violet-blue, three-petaled flowers that open each morning over arching grassy leaves, tough and long-blooming in spring.

Family: Commelinaceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 1–3 ft
Spacing: 1–2 ft apart
Light: sun, part shade
Soil moisture: moist, dry
Soil pH: neutral, alkaline
Bloom: March, April, May
Bloom colors: purple, blue
Wildlife value: pollinators, butterflies
Landscape uses: border
Native states: TX