An informative sampling focused on herbs and tea with an occasional sprinkling of fairy dust and a glimpse into family activities too. The contributions to this blog are the combined efforts of the sisters of The Rosemary House and Sweet Remembrances.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Tradescantia virginiana
Often called Spiderwort plant or even Monkey Flower, this is a charming old-fashioned native American plant. It is a hardy perennial from Maine to Alabama and grows in a thick clump. It seems to die out a bit in the heat of the summer. Considering our close proximity to TMI, having a plant that is also nicknamed the geiger counter plant because the blue stamens turn pink when exposed to unsafe levels of radiation is probably a good thing!
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intersting about the radiation and color change. i have read where they do this color change in response to environmental pollutants also. Botanically, the plant is unusual for being a link between the sedge and daylily families. all this and a help to spider bites also?! how generous our plant world is too us! cool post, thank you! herbal hugs :)
Thank you so much for adding information to this post! We agree! Our plant world is amazing!
The little flowers of this plant (is it also known as spider lily?) are very pretty. Our GA garden gets so much sun and heat, but perhaps this plant would grow in a wooded area.
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