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 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of inch plants with a Plant Care 101 graphic overlay. Also known as spiderwort, the inch plant thrives indoors and is easy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Meet the nice native spiderwort and the beneficial bumblebee that pollinates it. Information on these species comes courtesy of Helen Hamilton, author of “Wildflowers and Grasses of Virginia’s Coastal ...

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 ...

How to care for purple spiderwort Endemic to East Mexico, the purple spiderwort thrives in a warm and sunny location, where it has the space to grow out of the pot and trail. To get the most from your ...