What are the alternative names and elegant names for spiderwort (Tradescantia)?
Spiderwort (Tradescantia) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the genus Tradescantia of the family Commelinaceae. The stems are much branched, somewhat fleshy, purplish red, and the petals are blue-purple. Because of its long flowering period, its unusual and elegant plant form has high ornamental value.
Alternative names for spiderwort
The alternative names of spiderwort (Tradescantia) are purple big dayflower, purple brocade grass, purple leaf grass, purple bamboo plum, etc.
Growth habits of spiderwort
Spiderwort likes an environment with sufficient sunlight, but it can also tolerate partial shade. It is robust by nature and cold-resistant, and can overwinter outdoors in North China.
Spiderwort likes a humid climate environment and requires the relative air temperature of the growing environment to be 60-75%. It has no strict requirements for soil, and soil that is loose, moist, and well-drained is best. It is relatively tolerant of poor soil, and no pests or diseases have been observed.
Morphological characteristics of spiderwort
The stems of spiderwort are much branched, somewhat fleshy, purplish red, with the lower part creeping and often producing fibrous roots at the nodes, and the upper part nearly upright. The leaves are alternate, lanceolate, entire, with the base clasping the stem and forming a leaf sheath, and the underside is purplish red. The flowers are densely borne on a forked inflorescence stalk, with 3 petals, blue-purple, broadly ovate. The capsule is elliptical, with 3 raised ridge lines, and the seeds are triangular-semicircular and light brown.
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