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 ...

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

THE LATIN and common names of a plant might be compared to a resume. The names often tell a little about the plant’s life story – where it got its start and what it looks like. Take spiderwort, a ...

My yard is full of spiders, but only some are invertebrates. A surprising number are botanical beauties called Tradescantia ohiensis, commonly known as spiderwort. Although I never intentionally ...

In the relative cool of the morning, a huge bumblebee spends a considerable amount of time on the spiderwort in the garden at my back door. He lumbers from flower to flower, his pollen sacs swelling, ...

Spiderwort has blue flowers with three petals and arching, grass-like foliage. This is another in a series of native plant recommendations from the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum: Spiderwort ...

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 ...

Each morning I pull into my parking spot, which is right in front of our cottage garden. This time of the year it is the bluest blue greeting me thanks to our native spiderwort. These spiderworts are ...

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 ...

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 ...