Question: A clump-forming blue flowering plant with sword-like leaves has started growing in my landscape. What is its name and do I keep it? Answer. Welcome this self-seeded landscape addition as it ...

In a TikTok video, garden coach Amy Powers has a warning for fellow gardeners: "Be careful with spiderwort." You may think that the bright blue blooms of Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis) are ...

I like plants with history and in my gardens, I have several. One of them is spiderwort, an easy-to-grow, long-lived perennial. My particular plant first grew at my grandmother’s house, was ...

Why I cannot grow the adaptable spiderwort in my yard mystifies me. It disappeared several years after it was planted. But I love spiderwort, so this time of year, I go to the wild seeking 2- to ...

With Spring 2019 at the starting gate, all kinds of plants are sprouting and producing blooms. The last gasp of winter’s temperatures may yet slow the progress, but only slightly. Much like the Easter ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Purple Queen spiderwort (Tradescantia pallida "Purple Queen") is a striking plant for either out in the garden or inside the home. This plant ...