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Tradescantia bracteata
Also called Prairie Spiderwort, Sticky Spiderwort, Bracted Spiderwort
Longbract spiderwort is a North American prairie perennial with purple flowers that bloom from May to July. It tolerates a range of conditions and is grown in gardens mainly for its flowers and hardy, grassy habit.
Tradescantia bracteata, the longbract spiderwort, or prairie spiderwort, is a species of Tradescantia. It is native to the northern and central Great Plains and Mississippi Valley regions of the United States, from Arkansas and Oklahoma north to Minnesota and Montana, with a few isolated populations further east. It is grown for its purple flowers. It blooms from May to July in the US. A protected population of the species is found in the Sugarloaf Mountains-Midland Peak Natural Area.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
