Tradescantia virginiana

Virginia spiderwort, widow's tears

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Commelinaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

1 - 3ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Blue, Purple

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy

Soil Moisture

Moist

Blooms

April - July

Fall Color

Habitat

wooded slopes, shale outcrops, moist fields, roadsides

Notes

flowers showy; FACU

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

Mountain
Piedmont
Coastal Plain