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Tradescantia occidentalis
Spiderwort; Prairie Spiderwort; Western Spiderwort

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DERIVATION
occidentalis - of the West, occidental
FAMILY Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family)  Other Plants in the Spiderwort Family
HABIT Herbaceous
GROWTH FORM Upright
RANGE C North America
FLOWERS Purple;blue;red (Variable;variable;variable)
HARDINESS USDA Zone 4 (Coldest zone where hardy)
SUN REQUIREMENTS Sun | Partial shade
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS Steppe Plant Collection
COMMON NAME(S) Spiderwort | Prairie Spiderwort | Western Spiderwort
SYNONYMS Tradescantia occidentalis var. scopulorum Tradescantia occidentalis var. typica
Location Map for Tradescantia occidentalis (Spiderwort; Prairie Spiderwort; Western Spiderwort) - 9 Map Locations Found
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Individual Locations for Tradescantia occidentalis: More Locations
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Accession
Number
Year Location
832650*1 1983 Plains Garden
832650*2 1983 Plains Garden
No
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832650*3 1983 Plains Garden
910641*2 1991 Rock Alpine Garden
980392*1 1998 Desert Wash Garden
002263*1 2000 Sacred Earth
002263*2 2000 Sacred Earth
002513*1 2000 Western Panoramas
002513*2 2000 Western Panoramas
002513*4 2000 Western Panoramas
No
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002513*5 2000 Western Panoramas

 

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  FLOWERING:
When Tradescantia occidentalis has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Flowering by Week 1 to 52
2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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  FRUITING:
When Tradescantia occidentalis has been observed fruiting
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Fruiting by Week 1 to 52
2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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