Tradescantia - Spiderwort: Sorting last years photos and thought I would share a few. Tradescantia - "Spiderworts" - comprises about 75 species, all from the New World, occurring from...

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Feb 7, 2020 19:04:40 #

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

Sorting last years photos and thought I would share a few.

Tradescantia - "Spiderworts" - comprises about 75 species, all from the New World, occurring from Canada to Argentina. They are in the Spiderwort family - Commelinacea and 26 species are native to the US. The genus is named for English botanist John Tradescant the Younger, who made several trips to Virginia and took specimens of Tradescantia virginiana to England way back in 1629.

Here are photos of the two that are native to Michigan. The first photo is of Virginia spiderwort - Tradescantia virginiana. It is rare here, and some of the plants we encounter may be garden escapes, but it is common across the eastern US. The second image is Ohio spiderwort - Tradescantia ohiensis. That is fairly common here and is also common across the eastern US.

tradescantia01 on Flickr

tradescantia02 on Flickr

Mike

Feb 7, 2020 19:33:38 #

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Beautiful shots of my favorite wildflower!

Feb 7, 2020 19:35:45 #

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

Cwilson341 wrote:

Beautiful shots of my favorite wildflower!

I knew someone here was a big fan of Spiderwort, I just couldn't remember who! I found a big field of them last year down near Kalamazoo. Such interesting plants.

Mike

Feb 7, 2020 20:15:54 #

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

Your wildflower images are second to none, Mike, and the information you share is icing on the cake. The variety that grows here is so pale in comparison to these. Such an intense, beautiful color.

Feb 7, 2020 20:22:15 #

frankie c Loc: Lake Havasu CIty, AZ

Blenheim Orange wrote:

Sorting last years photos and thought I would shar... (show quote)

WOW... I really like these. Nicely done. Thank You For Sharing

Feb 7, 2020 20:23:54 #

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

frankie c wrote:

WOW... I really like these. Nicely done. Thank You For Sharing

Thanks!

Mike

Feb 7, 2020 20:24:45 #

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

Dixiegirl wrote:

Your wildflower images are second to none, Mike, and the information you share is icing on the cake. The variety that grows here is so pale in comparison to these. Such an intense, beautiful color.

Thanks, Donna. The color on these guys was pretty spectacular.

Mike

Feb 8, 2020 22:40:23 #

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Excellent images, Mike and I also have a clump of it in the flowerbed that a neighbor shared with me several years and really look forward to it blooming each year.

Feb 8, 2020 23:54:45 #

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

Swamp-Cork wrote:

Excellent images, Mike and I also have a clump of it in the flowerbed that a neighbor shared with me several years and really look forward to it blooming each year.

Sounds great. I haven't tried to grow any, but a neighbor wants to trade me for some of my Common milkweed.

Mike

Feb 13, 2020 09:03:57 #