TRADESCANTIA~CONCORD GRAPE~SPIDERWORT PLANT HARDY PERENNIAL SHOWY PURPLE FLOWERS

Description: BUY IT NOW!!! PRICE BREAK ON QUANTITY!!!1 ROOT * 3 ROOTS * 5 ROOTS OR 10 ROOTSHealthy, 1 to 2 eye, bare root plants! We wet wrap our roots to ensure that they always arrive healthy and ready to plant in your garden or container! Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'Concord Grape' Common Name: spiderwort Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Commelinaceae Zone: 4 to 7 Height: 0.75 to 1.00 feet Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 feet Bloom Time: May to August Bloom Description: Purplish blue Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium to wet Maintenance: Medium Suggested Use: Rain Garden Flower: Showy Leaf: Colorful Tolerate: Wet Soil Culture Easily grown in average, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, acidic, humusy soils. Tolerant of wet, boggy soils. Deadhead each flower cluster after all buds in the cluster have opened to extend the bloom period. As the heat of the summer sets in, foliage tends to decline considerably and flowering slows down or stops entirely, at which point plants should be cut back hard. Cutting back plants almost to the ground will promote both new foliage growth and an additional late summer to fall bloom. Divide clumps when they become overcrowded. Noteworthy Characteristics Tradescantia, commonly called spiderworts, is a genus of about 65 species of herbaceous perennials from North, Central and South America. They are grown for their showy, three-petaled flowers and attractive foliage. The Andersoniana Group of hybrid spiderworts are some of the most common perennial spiderworts seen in cultivation. They are hybrids of various species including T. virginiana, T. subaspera and T. ohiensis. Cultivars in this group are sometimes given the hybrid name designation Tradescantia × andersoniana. Genus name honors John Tradescant (1570-1638) and his son John Tradescant (1608-1662), botanists and successive gardeners to Charles I of England. When the stems of spiderworts are cut, a viscous stem secretion is released which becomes thread-like and silky upon hardening (like a spider’s web), hence the common name. 'Concord Grape' is a compact, clump-forming cultivar which typically grows to 12" tall. Purplish-blue (concord grape), three-petaled flowers (to 1.5" diameter) accented by contrasting yellow stamens are borne in terminal clusters (umbels) atop stiff stems. Numerous flower buds form in each cluster, but individual flowers open up only a few at a time, each for only one day, blooming in succession from May into August. Arching, iris-like, smoky, bluish-green leaves are folded lengthwise forming a groove. Problems No serious insect or disease problems. Young shoots are susceptible to damage from snails and caterpillars. Spiderwort foliage often sprawls in an unattractive manner by mid-summer. General foliage decline is reportedly less severe with this cultivar, however. Uses Borders, open woodland gardens, wild gardens, naturalized areas, rain gardens, or moist areas along streams or ponds. Compact spiderwort with a long bloom.

Price: 8.39 USD

Location: Hayden, Idaho

End Time: 2024-08-28T15:51:04.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.95 USD

Product Images

TRADESCANTIA~CONCORD GRAPE~SPIDERWORT PLANT HARDY PERENNIAL SHOWY PURPLE FLOWERS

Item Specifics

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Common Name: Spiderwort

Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor

Color: Purple

Growth Habit: Clumping

Soil Type: Loam, Clay

Brand: DPgardens

Season of Interest: Fall, Spring, Summer

Plant Form: Bare Root

Type: Hummingbird Flowers, Hummingbird Plants, Sun garden plant, Hummingbird garden plant, Tubular Flowers, Perennial plants, Bare root perennials, Penstemon plants, Rain Garden Plant

Growth Stage: Dormant

Watering: Medium

Genus: Penstemon

Sunlight: Full Sun, Medium Sun

Features: Flowering, Perennial, Cold Resistant

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States