Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q: I bought a plant named Tradescantia ‘Purple ...

The purple spiderwort, Tradescantia pallida ‘Purpurea’, has enchanted me, ever since seeing curtains of it growing from the Barbican Conservatory. This plant is positively purple, growing elongated ...

If you're looking for a striking but very easy-to-care for plant, meet Tradescantia pallida. The plant, also known as "Purple Heart" or "Purple Queen" because of its eye-catching purple foliage, will ...

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 ...

The Tradescantia genus has over 75 types of plants. They vary in color from purple, green, striped, solid and variegated. It has many names such as flowering inch plant, Purpurea, purple queen, Purple ...

Relax with this 4K macro timelapse of the Spiderwort flowers, from bud to full-bloom in romantically purple. Spiderwort is ...

It often happens to me that I see a plant from a certain botanical family and then a short time later see one of its relatives. This gets me thinking about all the other plants in that family that I ...