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Sweet Kate Spiderwort
Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate'
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$13.98
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$13.98
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per Plant - 2" Pot
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Sweet Kate gives you the original flower color on a smaller, neater plant.
The Story of the Spiderworts and John Tradescant. The Spiderworts common name is obvious; the blooms look somewhat like spiders. (Wort simply means plant or root in Latin.) But the botanical name is more interesting.
These flowers are named Tradescantia after two very interesting Englishmen, a father and son, of the Elizabethan Age. John Tradescant, the Elder was a royal gardener and became very famous for his travels and exotic plants he brought home from the Continent. His son traveled much further. Even though he died in 1662, only 42 years after the Pilgrims arrived, he managed three different trips to Virginia. He introduced the North American Tulip Tree and other plants to Europe, but he and his father are immortalized forever in these beautiful American wildflowers. There are several wild species of Tradescantias in eastern America, with flowers ranging from blue to pink to white. All have the distinctive three-petaled form, and all are plants of wet places. Most hybrids today are created from crossing T. virginiana, the common blue Spiderwort, with other species in the group.
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Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 5 reviews.
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I would buy this product again
"Ordered three plants for front of woodland garden in front of a public building. Two of three growing very well and have even bloomed first year. The third one is slow to grow but still alive. Really liked the contrasting chartreuse leaves with the purple flowers. They do like a little more sun."
I would buy this product again
"An easy care attractive plant long blooming I just put it in my flower garden and Let It Go"
More beautiful than the picture
"This plant is thriving, still in bloom in October in Colorado! It has gorgeous chartreuse leaves and brilliant blue flowers, just stunning."
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"EVERY PRODUCT FROM YOU HAS BEEN MORE THAN EXPECTED. TO THOSE REDING THIS, NO I DON'T HAVE RELATIVES WORKING FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. THE CONDITION OF PLANTS ARRIVING, INCLUDING PACKAGING FAR EXCEED ANY COMPETITION. THANK YOU FOR ASKING. I HAVE HAD OCCAISION TO POST PICTURES OF MY GARDEN ON F. B. TO RAVE COMMENTS"
Beautiful, striking plants. . .
"Amazing packaging! Arrived in perfect condition. Planted them in large raised planters that lank the patio. Vivid blue flowers (prolific) contrast with iridescent green leaf spikes. Had these in Atlanta as walkway plants and always had compliments on them. They were perennials there, but will need to be replanted here in the mountain west (Utah) climate. No/low maintenance plant!"