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
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 0.67–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, GA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN
Related native plants
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