General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 12 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies

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Common names
  • Long-bract spiderwort
  • Spiderwort
  • Bracted spiderwort
  • Prairie Spiderwort

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Location: Pipestone National Monument
Date: 2013-07-04

Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek
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Location: Pipestone National Monument
Date: 2013-07-04

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Credit NPS

Credit NPS

Credit NPS

Credit NPS
Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On September 24, 2019 Transplanted
5 on 9-24-2019 on south side of front walk (and then I promptly pulled one, thinking it was a salsify Sad )
MrsBinWY On August 3, 2019 Potted up
5 on 8-3-2019
MrsBinWY On March 9, 2019 Seeds sown
16 seeds from Prairie Moon in milk jug, C(120) - because it's so late in the winter, tried soaking overnight w/H2O2 before sowing and putting outside - 5 germinated and were planted out
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