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Bilberry Ice Spiderwort

Bilberry Ice Spiderwort

Regular price $17.00 CAD
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Bilberry Ice Spiderwort is a hardy perennial known for its three-petalled flowers opening each morning over grassy clumps. Bilberry Ice Spiderwort flowers in summer in shades of purple, and performs best in full sun to part shade with moderate watering once established. This perennial matures to roughly 1.5-2.5 feet tall and 1.5-2 feet wide. It is ideal for mixed beds, butterfly gardens, and filling space between shrubs, offering dependable colour that returns every year. Once established it needs little attention, making Bilberry Ice Spiderwort a dependable choice for Canadian gardens. A layer of mulch helps hold moisture and keeps roots cool in summer.

  • Mature height: 1.5-2.5 feet
  • Mature width: 1.5-2 feet
  • Bloom: Purple, summer
  • Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
  • Water: Moderate — about 2.5 cm of water per week in the growing season
  • Hardiness: Zone 3-9
  • Maintenance: Low maintenance
  • Pruning: Cut back to the ground in late fall or early spring; deadhead spent blooms through the season to encourage rebloom.
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  • Latin Name: Tradescantia x 'Bilberry Ice'
  • 📏 Current Size: Approx 1ft
  • 🌱 Mature Size: Height: 1.5-2.5 feet | Width: 1.5-2 feet
  • ☀️ Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
  • 🧊 Hardiness Zone: 09-Mar
  • 🍃 Foliage Colour: Green
  • 🌸 Bloom Colour: Purple
  • 🗓️ Bloom Period: Summer
  • 🪴 Planting Instructions: Dig a hole slightly wider than the pot, keeping the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil. Loosen circling roots before planting, backfill with native soil amended with compost, then water thoroughly to settle. Space plants about 1.5-2 feet apart and keep well watered through the first full season while roots establish. Plant in full sun to part shade.
  • 💧 Care & Watering: Water moderate: about 2.5 cm of water per week in the growing season. Mulch to conserve moisture and moderate soil temperature, and feed with a balanced slow-release fertilizer in early spring. Cut back to the ground in late fall or early spring; deadhead spent blooms through the season to encourage rebloom.

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