spiderwort
About spiderwort
This cultivar of Tradescantia is an exceptionally easy plant to care for and might surprise you with some of their delightful blossoms. They are extremely easy to propagate by stem and one plant can give rise to dozens of new ones, which makes them great for sharing. 🤝 As houseplants they often trail, but will also creep along the ground if grown outdoors. Their succulent leaves make them sensitive to frost, so be sure to bring them indoors if your winter temperatures dip below freezing. ❄️
Taxonomy
Tradescantia 'Tiana'
Tradescantia
Commelinaceae
Commelinales
How to care for spiderwort
How often to water your spiderwort
every 9
spiderwort needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for spiderwort in your home
a window
spiderwort may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of spiderwort in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize spiderwort
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your spiderwort after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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My spiderworts’s leaves are starting to brown, what should I do?? At first I thought I was under-watering. But I’ve recently been pretty consistent with it. #NewPlantMom #ineedhelp #ineedhelpwithnewplants #Spiderwort
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#FreshLeafFriday for spiderwort! I didn’t even realise these beauties flowered, but he’s gorgeous! Can’t wait to prop and give as a Christmas gift 🤭 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #spiderwort #SmallLeafSpiderwort
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Dead leaves Why is my spiderwort unhappy? Leaves in the middle keep dieing and some stem like to stick up and be happy, while others droop and look sad. Any recommendations or advice? This is my first spiderwort plant! #Spiderwort #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #Question #Dyingplant #leavesdropping
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Look how #HappyPlants my #Spiderwort is since I moved her outside #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #TradescantiaNanouk #Tradescantia
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Is this diva behavior or do I need to water more frequently? Hi, I'm new to plants, and thus guy caught my eye in the store. I stupidly fell for the easy care label, and am now trying my best for this finicky lady. She's still in her nursery pot (1.5 inches) I had to bring her home from work recently because she needs some tlc. Any insight on what I need to do for this beauty is much appreciated! #spiderwort
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I didn’t know she could do that 😭💖 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #flowerpower #FloweringPlants #Spiderwort #rainbow
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Left out in the rain, now they’re brown I was not attentive enough and I accidentally left my 2 garden boxes out in the rain for an entire night before pulling them back onto the porch… it was 2 days of rain and now 3 days of 80°-90° sun 🥲 The thyme is struggling the most, what can I do to help my babies? #Spearmint #Spiderwort #Peppermint #thyme #Basil #greenonion
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my spiderwort was getting a little leggy so gave her some chopsticks to climb up and now she's lookin cute as hell 🌱💖 #Spiderwort #SmallLeafSpiderwort
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I picked up #spiderwort & #arrowheadplant from my garden to be propagated. They are like weeds here. Love living in Nairobi. Alot of beautiful plants all around.
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wort’s up? #kitsch #Spiderwort
Care Summary for spiderwort
spiderwort
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.