Tradescantia virginiana
Common name
common spiderwort
Family
Commelinaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Monocots
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Violet/Purple
Life Cycle Comments
Long-lived perennial herb
Reproduction
By vegetative spread
Seed
Apparently not formed in New Zealand
Dispersal
Through garden waste - as a garden discard