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Tradescantia andersoniana Bilberry Ice - Spiderwort

Tradescantia x andersoniana Bilberry Ice
Spiderwort, Spider lily

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Very lovely young plant that hasn't stopped flowering since I planted it. Thank you.

Patricia, 26/05/2022

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This charming Tradescantia offers a long summer flowering, consisting of large, bright flowers with 3 petals, delicately infused and speckled with mauve on a white background, and enhanced with golden stamens, which emerge from a tuft of narrow, pointed green leaves. This hardy perennial will bring a refined touch to cool and semi-shaded areas of the garden, or along the edge of a pond.
Flower size
4 cm
Height at maturity
45 cm
Spread at maturity
40 cm
Exposure
Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil, Damp soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to May, September to October
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Description

Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Bilberry Ice'  is a charming plant with large white flowers infused and speckled with mauve, subtly enhanced with yellow stamens. These watercolour flowers renew themselves above a tuft of narrow and pointed leaves for many weeks in summer. Hardy and easy to grow in wet soil, this perennial will bring a pastel and refined touch to the borders and semi-shaded edges of the garden, or as a border for a pond. It also grows well in pots.

 

'Bilberry Ice' is a horticultural hybrid of Tradescantia  whose origins are in the Americas (Tradescantia ohiensis, T.subaspera, T virginiana). All these plants belong to the commelinaceae family. It is a herbaceous, deciduous perennial whose above-ground growth emerges in spring and disappears in winter. This forms a dense tuft about 45 cm (18in) high and spreads over 50 cm (20in). Its dark green glossy foliage is somewhat similar to that of grasses, composed of single, long and narrow, arched leaves, tapering to a point, sheathed on a tubular stem. The flowering begins in June and lasts all summer if the soil remains wet. It takes the form of flat flowers, composed of 3 wide petals, with contrasting yellow stamens, original in their simplicity, very pure but ephemeral. They open in pairs, carried in small bouquets or terminal cymes at the top of stiff floral stems. Each flower only 'lives' for a few hours, but they renew themselves continuously above the foliage.

 

Easy to grow and maintain, you can plant Tradescantia andersoniana 'Bilberry Ice' in humus-rich, moist to wet soil. This plant prefers this type of situation, and will fully express itself in a semi-shaded exposure to highlight its pastel colours. In full sun, regular and abundant watering will be essential. In moist rock gardens, at the foot of a shaded wall, in woodland areas, or even in borders, its flowers will brighten up all the small shaded areas. This perennial will thrive on the banks of streams or ponds, in the company of Carex, tiarelles, Persicaria, Primula bulleyana or Ophiopogon japonicus. It also grows well in pots, in semi-shade, with regular watering.

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Tradescantia andersoniana Bilberry Ice - Spiderwort (Flowering) Flowering
Tradescantia andersoniana Bilberry Ice - Spiderwort (Foliage) Foliage

Flowering

Flower colour mauve
Flowering time June to August
Inflorescence Cyme
Flower size 4 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour dark green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 45 cm
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Tradescantia

Species

x andersoniana

Cultivar

Bilberry Ice

Family

Commelinaceae

Other common names

Spiderwort, Spider lily

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference879481

Planting and care

Easy to grow and maintain, you can plant Tradescantia andersoniana 'Bilberry Ice' in humus-rich, moist to wet, slightly acidic, neutral, or slightly alkaline soil. This plant prefers a semi-shaded exposure. In full sun, regular watering will be necessary. To ensure continuous flowering until the frosts, it is necessary to cut off faded flowers. The foliage can be cut down to the ground in November. Young shoots are susceptible to damage from snails and caterpillars, so be sure to protect them. When the foliage starts to develop brown spots, it is preferable to replant as it is gradually degenerating. This plant does not tolerate the root competition of suckering or stoloniferous perennials.

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Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to May, September to October

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge, Pond edge
Type of use Edge of border, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Partial shade
Soil pH Neutral
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Damp soil, heavy and rich

Care

Pruning instructions Cut the flowering stems close to the ground in the middle of summer to induce a second flowering in late summer. Mulch the base to provide the necessary moisture for the second flowering.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time August
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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