Common Name: Prairie Spiderwort

Latin Name: Tradescantia bracteata

Height: 12 inches

Duration: Perennial

Bloom Color: Purple

Bloom Time: May - July

Water Use: Medium

Soil: Medium, Medium-Dry. Dry

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Spreads via seeds and division of large clumps of plants in early Spring or late Fall.

Host Plant: Lema collaris, Lema longipennis, Oulema cornuta, and Oulema elongata leaf beetle species.

Pollinators: Flowers only produce pollen, no nectar. Honeybees, bumblebees, and Halictids bees are all pollinators.

Other Information: Can hybridize with other Spiderwort (Tradescantia) species. Spreads via underground rhizomes and makes an excellent ground cover. Flowers bloom in the morning and close by afternoon.