Ernie Janes / Zigzag spiderwort (Tradescantia subaspera) cultivated plant.

Ann & Steve Toon / Wandering jew (Tradescantia zebrina) invasive species, Zimanga game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Virginia spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), Mannheim, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Close up of Virginia spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) flowers, Mannheim, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Edwin Giesbers / White velvet tradescantia (Tradescantia sillamontana) occurs in Mexico. Botanic Garden Amsterdam, the Netherlands, August 2013.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) and Prairie Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis), blooming on forest floor, Palmetto State Park, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Prairie Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis) Baby Blue-Eyes (Nemophila phacelioides), blooming on forest floor, Palmetto State Park, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Prairie Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis), blooming, Palmetto State Park, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Prairie Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis), white morph blooming, Palmetto State Park, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Prairie Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis), blooming, Palmetto State Park, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Spiderwort (Tradescantia) flower with water droplets on petals, Madeira, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Spiderwort (Tradescantia) buds and flowers, Madeira, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Spiderwort (Tradescantia sp) in flower, Madeira, March 2009

David Welling / Spiderwort {Tradescantia occidentalis} flower, Zion NP, Utah, USA

David Welling / Spiderwort {Tradescantia occidentalis} Zion NP, Utah, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Prairie Spiderwort {Tradescantia occidentalis} flowering in woodland, Palmetto State Park, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March 2007

Rolf Nussbaumer / Prairie Spiderwort {Tradescantia occidentalis} flowering in woodland, Palmetto State Park, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March 2007

Tim Fitzharris / Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) with Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), North America

Tim Fitzharris / Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), Shenandoah National Park, Virginia and North Carolina

Tim Fitzharris / Spiderwort (Tradescantia sp) and Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) flowers, Texas

Rolf Nussbaumer / Giant spiderwort (Tradescantia gigantea) growing amongst rocks. Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Hill Country, Texas, USA.