Difference between revisions of "Tradescantia virginiana"
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| + | |genus=Tradescantia | ||
| + | |species=virginiana | ||
| + | |habit=herbaceous | ||
| + | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| + | |Min ht box=12 | ||
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| + | |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| + | |Min wd box=20 | ||
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| + | |Max wd box=48 | ||
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| + | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| + | |lifespan=perennial | ||
| + | |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| + | |exposure=part-sun | ||
| + | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| + | |features=flowers | ||
| + | |flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer | ||
| + | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| + | |flowers=red, blue, purple, pink | ||
| + | |Temp Metric=°F | ||
| + | |min_zone=7 | ||
| + | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
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| latin_name = ''Tradescantia virginiana'' | | latin_name = ''Tradescantia virginiana'' | ||
Revision as of 07:35, 23 April 2010
| Habit | herbaceous
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| Height: | ⇕ | 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. to 48 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 48. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | part-sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 7 to 10 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | red, blue, purple, pink |
| Origin: | ✈ | ? |
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| Exposure: | ☼ | ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property. |
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| Water: | ◍ | ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property. |
Read about Tradescantia virginiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Tradescantia virginiana, Linn.; also spelled virginica (T. montana, Shuttlw., not Heyne. T. tumida, Lindl.). Common Spiderwort. Erect, branching, 1-3 ft., glabrous or nearly so: lvs. conduplicate, very long linear-lanceolate (6-15 in. long), clasping: umbels several-fld., terminal, the pedicel recurving when not in bloom: fls. violet-blue, in various shades, 1-2 in. across, produced freely nearly all summer: sepals villous. N. Y. to S. D., Va., and Ark. B.M. 105; 3546 (as T. caricifolia). L.B.C. 16:1513 (as T. elata). J.H. III. 49:373. B.R. 26:42. H.U. 2, p. 129.—An exceedingly variable plant. Var. alba, Hort., is a white-fld. form. B.M. 3501. Var. alba grandiflora, Hort., is offered in the trade. Var. alba major, Hort., appears in the trade. Var. atrosanguinea, Hort., has dark red fls. Var. caerulea, Hort., has bright blue fls. Var. caerulea plena, Hort., is a double-fld. form. Var. carnea, Hort., is offered in the trade. Var. coccinea, Hort., has bright red fls. Var. congesta, Hort., has purple fls. Var. delicata, Hort., pale mauve. Var. grandiflora alba, Hort., is known in the trade. Var. major, Hort., has double fls. which are about the size of the type. Var. purpurea, Hort., is offered in the trade. Var. rubra, Hort., has dark rosy pink or red fls. Var. violacea, Hort., has purple-blue or violet fls. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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