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Widow's Tears

Don't Let its Sorrowful Name Fool You.

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This carefree perennial is one you'll definitely want in your landscape. Its velvety blossoms continue all summer and even into fall, blanketing borders, light shady areas or woodland gardens.

Product Information:

Light: Full sun to full shade

Height: 18-24"

Deer Resistant

Bloom Time: Summer to early fall

Size: Bareroot

Zones: 3 to 9

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Widow's Tears Product Details

Botanical Name:	Tradescantia virginiana
Form:	Herbaceous perennial
Sun Exposure:	Shade/Partial Shade/Full Sun
Height/Habit:	18 - 24"
Spread:	18 - 24"
Spacing:	18 - 24"
Hardiness Zone:	3 - 9 (-30 degrees F)
Foliage Type:	Dense clumps of erect, rather fleshy stems with linear to lanceolate parallel-veined leaves to 1' long in leaflike bracts.
Flower Form:	3 equal obovate petals.
Flower Color:	A mix of white with blue centers, red-purple, china blue, white and purple violet.
Flowering Date:	Late spring, summer, early fall.
Planting Requirements:	Do not plant in the foreground. Requires some shading in hot, dry climates.
Soil Requirements:	Thrives in poor soil. Requires minimal watering or feeding.
Growth Rate:	Vigorous - can be cut back severely for new growth and heavier blooms.
Unique Characteristics:	Outstanding mix of white, blue, purple, pink and violet 3 petaled flowers in clusters atop sword-shaped leaves. Plants require very little attention and bloom continuously all summer long and into fall.
Pruning:	Cut to ground in late fall or early spring.

Widow's Tears Customer Reviews

Widows Tears Review by Gee - Northern Michigan, MI
Posted on 2013-01-08 14:36:33

Very pretty, does well in full shade.

Very Hardy Review by Kim - Cincinnati, OH
Posted on 2012-05-28 23:20:39

This is a hardy plant. Can be accidentally mowed over and grows up again beautifully. All have survived winter and the occasional misstep of lil ones. Love watching the honey bees zip through the blossoms. Only downside is that both groups of '3' had all the same color flowers, no mixture as picture shows.

Widows tears Review by Diana Proctor - Union, Kentucky, KY
Posted on 2012-05-09 01:08:26

These hard to find perennials are commonly called "Blue Bells and/or Spiderwort in Northern Ky." They have been in my grandmothers and mother's gardens for years. They are reminders of my Parent's love for the beauty of flowers. My dad was a landscaper and nurseryman and even tho we didn't have a whole lot we always had the most beautiful yard in the neighborhood! My parents are tending God's Heavenly Garden and they left me the "Legacy" of beautiful plants! Diana Proctor