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© Ernie Marx
spiderwort
Tradescantia occidentalis
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 10.0 in. to 2.0 ft.
Spread: 4.0 in.; (or less) to 8.0 in. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Blue Shades, Purple Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant, Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Sandy, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This plant is found throughout the east slope of Colorado.