Tradescantia ernestiana
(Woodland Spiderwort)

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Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Woodland Spiderwort, Ernest's Spiderwort
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 5 - 9
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: April - June
    Status: Native
    Range:

Tradescantia ernestiana, or Woodland Spiderwort, is native only to the Ozark region of Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas, and is also very rare in Alabama and Mississippi. It is a perennial, that grows in shaded, moist woodlands, on slopes and bluffs and streamsides, and has light purple flowers in spring.

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