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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Hairyflower Spiderwort

Tradescantia hirsutiflora
native · Hill Country

Hairyflower Spiderwort is a perennial wildflower native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 1–1.5 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water. Blooms blue in Mar–Aug. Good for bees and butterflies.

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The facts

4 sources
Type
Perennial wildflower
Sun
Full sun to part shade (3–7 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Medium
Height
1–1.5 ft
Spread
1 ft
Bloom
Mar–Aug · blue
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter
Soil
Recorded on moist, sand
Wildlife
Supports bees and butterflies

Where it grows

Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:

Balcones CanyonlandsEdwards Plateau WoodlandNorthern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesLimestone Cut PlainSan Antonio Prairie

67 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.