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Widow's Tears
Blooms All Summer!
Don't let its sorrowful name fool you. This carefree perennial is one you'll definitely want in your landscape! It's velvety blossoms bloom continuously all summer and even into fall, blanketing borders, shady areas or woodland gardens.
Light: Full sun to shade
Blooms: Summer to early fall
Height: 18-24"
Zones: 3-9
Size: Bareroot
Deer resistant
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| Botanical Name: |
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Tradescantia virginiana |
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| Form: |
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Herbaceous perennial |
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| Sun Exposure: |
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Partial Shade/Full Sun |
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| Height/Habit: |
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18 - 24" |
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| Spread: |
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18 - 24" |
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| Spacing: |
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18 - 24" |
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| Hardiness Zone: |
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3 - 9 (-30 degrees F) |
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| Foliage Type: |
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Dense clumps of erect, rather fleshy stems with linear to lanceolate parallel-veined leaves to 1' long in leaflike bracts. |
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| Flower Form: |
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3 equal obovate petals. |
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| Flower Color: |
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A mix of white with blue centers, red-purple, china blue, white and purple violet. |
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| Flowering Date: |
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Late spring, summer, early fall. |
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| Planting Requirements: |
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Do not plant in the foreground. Requires some shading in hot, dry climates. |
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| Soil Requirements: |
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Thrives in poor soil. Requires minimal watering or feeding. |
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| Growth Rate: |
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Vigorous - can be cut back severely for new growth and heavier blooms. |
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| Unique Characteristics: |
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Outstanding mix of white, blue, purple, pink and violet 3 petaled flowers in clusters atop sword-shaped leaves. Plants require very little attention and bloom continuously all summer long and into fall. |
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| Pruning: |
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Cut to ground in late fall or early spring. |
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| Time of Pruning: |
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Late fall or early spring |
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