Heed the advice of a professional garden coach if you want to ensure that this native plant across the central and eastern ...

Why I cannot grow the adaptable spiderwort in my yard mystifies me. It disappeared several years after it was planted. But I love spiderwort, so this time of year, I go to the wild seeking 2- to ...

Question: A clump-forming blue flowering plant with sword-like leaves has started growing in my landscape. What is its name and do I keep it? Answer. Welcome this self-seeded landscape addition as it ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Purple Queen spiderwort (Tradescantia pallida "Purple Queen") is a striking plant for either out in the garden or inside the home. This plant ...

Today, for the monthly introduction to an insect, native plant and invasive plant, you meet the nice native plant spiderwort and the not-so-nice perilla. You’ll also meet the beneficial bumblebee.

With Spring 2019 at the starting gate, all kinds of plants are sprouting and producing blooms. The last gasp of winter’s temperatures may yet slow the progress, but only slightly. Much like the Easter ...

If you are known to turn a lush house plant into a rotting carcass, here are a few expert tips for making greenery thrive. By Melinda Wenner Moyer Once a year, I get inspired to try — yet again — to ...

The name Spiderwort inspires interest, not to mention a passing thought of Spiderman. I have a long neglected, almost abused, plant which I thought was a wandering Jew, however, I didn’t think that ...

Most folks who know me or have read Nature Nut can probably tell I am partial to animals, instead of the majority of other types of living things, plants. However, living over the last 40 years with ...

Relax with this 4K macro timelapse of the Spiderwort flowers, from bud to full-bloom in romantically purple. Spiderwort is also known as Virginia Spiderwort, Indian Paint, Ohio Spiderwort, or ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Historic plate number: "161, F196-G8." Tradescantia is actually a genus of 85 species. The plant pictured is probably either Tradescantia ...