Some plants are everywhere you look and simply blend into the background. One very popular and widely available plant that fits this bill is purple queen. Purple queen is in the spiderwort family and provides stunning purple foliage and delicate ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes,
BY Les Harrison Spring 2018 is barely out of the starting gate. All kinds of plants are sprouting and producing blooms! This week’s last gasp of winter temperatures slowed the progress, but only slightly. Much like the Easter egg hunts ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Background Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.) can be a problem in pastures and hay fields. This native plant is often not grazed by livestock. When cutting hay, Spiderwort dries much slower than the desired forages in the field. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock
Q: In past years I have just mowed these down pretty purple flowers.This year I have a small group of them in my yard and they are rather attractive. What is it and can it be transplanted into a group? It would be very inexpensive landscaping. A: ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesLes Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director It is said that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but what if that rose was called spiderwort? Surely, one would have reservations about handling a plant with such a ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources