Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate' - Spiderwort Bloom Summer Showers of pink flowers emerge

Showers of pink flowers emerge in unison from densely packed foliage just as our collective consciousness creeps towards pumpkins and changing leaves

We plan to use it as a specimen tree to offset the bright greens of spring

Winer Perennial Plant Association - Plant of the Year 2019

The flowers are a bonus

remain vigilant for powdery mildew

Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate' - Spiderwort Bloom Summer Showers of pink flowers emergeWhat we like about 'Sweet Kate' is the brilliant gold foliage that pairs in such beautiful sharp contrast with dark purple flowers. It's a brilliant addition to gardens of greens, silvers, and blue for a pop of added color through foliage and then flowers that last about eight weeks long. The foliage of Spiderwort maintains nice compact 12 to 18" clumps. The leaves are long and narrow, often referred to as strapy, as they weave among each other in a