Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia Spiderwort
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
*Growing for 2026 due to extended stratification time
Herbaceous perennial; 1-2ft tall
Three-petaled blue/violet flowers bloom for a single day, but new buds open every day; blooms early spring to early summer
Early season pollen/nectar source for pollinators, including bumblebees, carpenter bees, halictine bees, and hoverflies
Moderately deer & rabbit resistant
Spreads readily via stolons and seed; can be thinned/transplanted easily in spring or fall by divisions
Virginia Spiderwort
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
*Growing for 2026 due to extended stratification time
Herbaceous perennial; 1-2ft tall
Three-petaled blue/violet flowers bloom for a single day, but new buds open every day; blooms early spring to early summer
Early season pollen/nectar source for pollinators, including bumblebees, carpenter bees, halictine bees, and hoverflies
Moderately deer & rabbit resistant
Spreads readily via stolons and seed; can be thinned/transplanted easily in spring or fall by divisions
Virginia Spiderwort
NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)
*Growing for 2026 due to extended stratification time
Herbaceous perennial; 1-2ft tall
Three-petaled blue/violet flowers bloom for a single day, but new buds open every day; blooms early spring to early summer
Early season pollen/nectar source for pollinators, including bumblebees, carpenter bees, halictine bees, and hoverflies
Moderately deer & rabbit resistant
Spreads readily via stolons and seed; can be thinned/transplanted easily in spring or fall by divisions
Details
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Blue, Purple, Lavender
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Early Spring to Early Summer
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1-2ft
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Dry, Medium
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Full, Partial
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Golden Looper Moth
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UPL - upland; almost never occurs in wetlands
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120 days of cold stratification