Hairystem Spiderwort
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis
Hairystem spiderwort is a compact Southeastern spiderwort of rocky woods and glades, with violet-blue flowers on fuzzy stems, well suited to dry, sunny banks.
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- purple, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AL, AR, GA, SC