- Common Name: Spiderwort
- Botanical Name: Tradescantia subaspera
- Family name: Spiderwort family
- Type: perennial
- Zone Hardiness: 5 to 9
- Height: 1 to 2 feet
- Width: 2 to 2.5 feet
- Blooms: vibrant violet-blue to purple, three-petaled flowers, often with yellow stamens
- Bloom time: May to September
- Sun: partial to full shade
- Leaves: alternate, long, and grass-like, often with a slightly fuzzy texture
- Maintenance: low, for beginners. Want weekly watering.
- Tolerates: shade, drought, heat
- Attracts: bees, butterflies, deer, rabbits, squirrels, and groundhogs.
- Texas Superstar: no
- Texas Native: yes
- Invasive: no