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Ozark spiderwort

Tradescantia ozarkana

Ozark spiderwort
Photo: Daniel J. Layton, CC BY-SA 3.0

Ozark spiderwort is a native North American perennial with grass-like, sheathing leaves and three-petaled white to pink or lilac flowers in spring. It is grown for its tough, drought-tolerant habit and suits rock gardens and naturalistic plantings.

Family
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water during establishment, then let the soil dry between waterings; it tolerates dry spells.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or rocky soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; suited to cold winters and warm summers.
How easy
Easy
Native range
EC. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Tradescantia ozarkana, the Ozark spiderwort, is a species of Tradescantia. It is part of the Commelinaceae family, native to the States of Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma in the south-central United States. It flowers from April to May and can be found in rich, rocky areas, including woods and bluff ledges.

Other Tradescantia plants

Longbract spiderwort · Buckley's spiderwort · Waxy Spiderwort · Succulent spiderwort · Ernest's spiderwort · Small-leaf spiderwort · Giant spiderwort · Hairystem spiderwort · Hairyflower spiderwort · Texas spiderwort · Wild crocus · Wandering Jew

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tradescantia ozarkana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

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.

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