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Tradescantia tharpii
Tharp's Spiderwort
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available TradescantiaItem #: 10610
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Tradescantia tharpii is a little-known spiderwort named after the late Texas botanist Benjamin Tharp. His namesake hails from the hilly prairies and open woodlands in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. The small, 8" tall x 1' wide, deciduous, hairy-leaved rosettes are topped, starting in late April (NC), with clusters of violet to violet-blue flowers. After flowering ceases in late May, we recommend cutting the plant to ground for a new round of flowers and foliage. Tradescantia tharpii typically goes dormant for us in late summer. Tradescantia tharpii has been a top performer in our garden without the weedy reseeding traits of many of its cousins. Tradescantia tharpii is a moist woodland native plant, but it has also performed well for us in the dry, sunny rock garden.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Tradescantia
Flower Color: Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Spring
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Cut Flower Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Groundcovers , North American Native Plants , Plants Named After Animals , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Rain Garden Plants , Texas native plants , Wet Shade Plants , United States Native Plants