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Ugly name, Awesome Plant—Discover the Wonders of perennial Spiderwort in Your Garden!

Mass of periwinkle blue spiderwort flowers with bright yellow stamens among strappy green leaves

If you’re looking for a low-maintenance yet striking addition to your garden, spiderwort is an excellent choice. Here’s why it’s so awesome:

1️⃣ Prolific Bloomer: Spiderwort brightens up your garden with a daily fresh and vibrant display of three-petalled, triangular-shaped flowers throughout early summer.

2️⃣ Effortless Perennial: Plant it once and forget it! Spiderwort is a resilient perennial that returns each year with minimal care. It effortlessly multiplies and thrives in all kinds of soil, filling your garden with color and vitality.

3️⃣ Pollinator Paradise 🐝 🦋 : Not only does spiderwort add beauty to your garden, but it also attracts pollinators. Bees and butterflies are drawn to its flowers, which helps in the pollination of your garden, enhancing the health and productivity of all your plants.

Spiderwort is truly a gardener’s dream—beautiful, carefree, and beneficial to the ecosystem. Now that’s BombDiggitty! Why not add some to your garden too? 

While you’re here, take a look at Late Summer Garden Magic: 10 Simple Ways to Savor the Season and The Magic of Marigolds: More Than Just a Pretty Face.

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Blue one week, magenta the next, all from the same patch.

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Lane and Jules Morris

Authors and University of Tennessee faculty writing from our farm in East Tennessee about gardening, the farm kitchen, faith and designing a flourishing life at any age. More about us

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