zigzag spiderwort
Tradescantia subaspera
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 2.5 feet tall2 to 2.5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pale to dark blue, occasionally white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Zigzag spiderwort (Tradescantia subaspera) is a perennial for shade gardens, borders, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, loamy soil. The stems bend in a zigzag and reach about 2 to 3 feet tall. Pale to dark blue flowers open in spring, summer, and early autumn, and bees visit them.
Pairs well with Foam flower, Aureola Japanese forest grass, and Lady fern.
Native range
United States.