Hi, I cut mine way back, about an inch from the ground, almost all my family, friends and trades now have spiderwort. Cut back after first blooming flowers begin to fade. Typically done in spring/summer. 3. Grow it by itself in a large container near a bright, sunny window. Spiderwort can also be grown indoors or in containers if you lack garden space. Once flowering has ceased, cutting the plants back can often promote a second bloom and help prevent re-seeding. Spiderwort is an aggressively growing plant that can get overly leggy with bare lower stems. Cutting back – a little different from pinching, this delays blooms and makes plants bushier. Cut back foliage to soil level if it begins to look spent or go dormant. Place the new divisions in the garden where you want them, then step away from those plants! Spiderwort (Tradescantia) Agasche (Hyssop). Come fall and cooler temperatures, many species of spiderwort will happily begin again, sending up new shoots and sometimes new blooms. Plants need cutting back frequently. The usual suggestions are to grow it in partial shade and to cut it back to 12 inches after the initial bloom period to stimulate a second bloom. General: Spiderwort Family (Commelinaceae). I go harder on cutting back the Nepeta (halfway again), but I do much less on the Geranium. (This step is especially important for plants that are harder to replant – like trees and shrubs. The plant will respond well to cutting back with more stems and often more flowers. Fertilizer encourages excessive (read floppy) growth in most native plants, spiderwort included. unfortunately, it’s a step I’ve sometimes ignored it in my haste.) Virginia spiderwort is a native, perennial forb. Foliage is generally the first thing to decline, becoming yellowed and limp. Cut the stems back about 8 to 12 inches (20 to 30 cm) from the ground. Bloom may be less profuse in shade. Cutting the stems back to a joint will encourage the plant to grow wider and bushier. Cutting back spent blooms and seed pods will also prevent rapid spread of spiderworts through self seeding, a trait for which this perennial is infamous. Reed Pugh July 9, 2012 at 9:46 pm. This plant was probably named for the delicate spider web-like filaments that surround the anthers of the flower or the threadlike secretion that emerges from the stem upon cutting. Grow in average, dry to medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. New growth and a possible second bloom cycle may be the reward. I was just heading out to cut back my spiderwort – glad to see I’m on the right track. Perennials that benefit from cutting back: I love the length of bloom and the fact of it re-blooming; the second flush of blooms in my garden are not as heavy as the first. The lightly fragrant flowers (2 Since Tradescantia is a vigorous grower, it is probably a good idea to divide the plants in … They are placed 4-6 inches deep when planted. It isn't practical to deadhead each flower individually---you need to cut the stem to the ground. Good work… Everyone has there own way of doing things. When this happens, plants can be cut back to the ground. This is a common problem with spiderwort. To avoid legginess, regularly pinch back the stems by at least 25 percent. Literally – step back so you can check to make sure that’s where you want them. The habit is leggy and sprawling. Cut it back after it blooms to keep it tidy and encourage another round of flowering. This is a tough weedy plant … Cut back to 6-12" in mid-summer to encourage fresh growth and repeat bloom. Heading out to cut back after it blooms to keep it tidy and encourage another round flowering! Happens, plants can be cut back my spiderwort – glad to see I ’ m on right! 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