tradescantia x 'sweet kate' (spiderwort)
$16.95
- AKA tradescantia x 'blue and gold'
- cultivar from the x andersoniana group
- compact, upright, tufted, clump forming perennial
- numerous buds form a terminal cluster
- three-petals form triangular-shaped blooms with hairy stamens
- deep violet-blue flowers have contrasting, yellow stamens
- foliage emerges fiery-red in early spring
- narrow, grass-like, golden foliage in the summer
- bloom time: early to late summer
- zone 5
- height 50-60cm
- spread 40-50cm
- colour violet
- prune back to the ground after flowering to encourage fresh, new growth and a possible re-bloom
- plant in an average to moist, well-drained soil, in partial shade
- this perennial tolerates both full sun and full shade
- consistent moisture is a must in full sun to prevent leaf scorch, whereas fewer flowers may develop in dense shade
- partial sun/shade
- attracts butterflies
- rabbit resistant
- long blooming
- rock garden