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 ...

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

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q: I bought a plant named Tradescantia ‘Purple ...

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 ...

Also known as spiderwort, the inch plant thrives indoors and is easy to propagate. One reason for its popularity is that inch plant care is relatively easy. “Inch plants are popular for [their] ...

It often happens to me that I see a plant from a certain botanical family and then a short time later see one of its relatives. This gets me thinking about all the other plants in that family that I ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...