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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 12-18''
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Multi-Color: white with lavender center
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Spiderwort
  • Widow's-Tears
  • Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group)

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Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-27
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2011-05-27
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Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2011-05-15
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-27
Location: Bordines Nursery, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-07-06
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-27
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-06-09
Location: Bordines Nursery, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-07-06

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-05-23
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