Spiderwort

Description

Tradescantia are herbaceous perennials and include both climbing and trailing species, reaching 30-60 centimetres (0.98-1.97 ft) in height. The leaves are long, thin and blade-like to lanceolate, from 3-45 cm long (1.2-17.7 in). The flowers can be white, pink, or purple, but are most commonly bright blue, with three petals and six yellow anthers (or rarely, four petals and eight yellow anthers). The sap is mucilaginous and clear.