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Tradescantia, Spiderwort, Virginia Spiderwort, Lady's Tears 'Ocean Blue'

Tradescantia

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Commelinaceae (ko-mel-ih-NAY-see-ee)

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Tradescantia (trad-es-KAN-tee-uh)

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Light Blue

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sladeofsky

Louisville, KY (Zone 6b) | January 2015 | positive

Possibly the largest flowering Tradescantia, said to be 50% larger than the average.

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