'Webmaster' Spiderwort

Tradescantia hybrid

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Overview

The Tradescantia hybrid 'Webmaster' is a mounded perennial with blue-green foliage and large, warm purple flowers edged in soft lilac from spring into summer. It matures to 18-24 inches tall and wide, forming a lush, rounded clump. Easy to grow in part sun to sun and tolerant of sun to shade, it prefers consistently moist, well-drained soil and average to fertile conditions. Hardy in USDA Zones 3-9.

Water Medium

'Webmaster' Spiderwort (Tradescantia hybrid) — warm purple flowers edged in soft lilac from spring into summer

Culture

Water: Medium

Shape & size

Mature height: 1.5–2 Ft.
Mature width: 1.5–2 Ft.

Classification

Family: Commelinaceae

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'Webmaster' Spiderwort (Tradescantia hybrid) — warm purple flowers edged in soft lilac from spring into summer

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