Tradescantia sillamontana

Tradescantia sillamontana

Plant Description:
Tradescantia sillamontana, commonly called White Velvet or Cobweb Spiderwort, is a low-growing perennial known for its gray-green leaves covered in dense white hairs, giving the foliage a soft, velvety, cobweb-like appearance. In summer, it produces small, bright magenta-pink flowers that contrast with the silvery foliage. Its spreading, mat-forming growth habit makes it both decorative and functional in the garden.

Grow Zone:
Perennial in USDA Zones 8–11. Grown as an annual or overwintered indoors in cooler zones.

Height and Width:
Typically grows 8–12 inches tall and spreads 12–24 inches wide, forming a dense groundcover.

Uses:
Ideal for rock gardens, xeriscapes, containers, and as a drought-tolerant groundcover. Its silvery foliage provides contrast in mixed plantings, and its flowers attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies. It is also used in borders or as a trailing plant in pots and hanging baskets.

Native Range:
Native to the arid regions of northeastern Mexico, where it grows on rocky slopes and dry hillsides.

Sun and Water Requirements:
Thrives in full sun to partial shade, with the most vibrant foliage color and flowering in bright light. Prefers well-drained, sandy or rocky soil and is highly drought-tolerant once established. Requires occasional deep watering during prolonged dry periods but should not remain in soggy soil, as this can lead to root rot.

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Arizona: Juglans spp.  

California: Castanea spp., Juglans spp., Pinus spp., Quercus spp.  

Colorado: Some counties restrict Prunus spp. Please verify your local county regulations.  

Florida: Castanea spp., Cornus spp., Quercus spp., Cornus mas 

Georgia: Vaccinium spp.

Hawaii: Pinus spp. 

Idaho: Humulus lupulus, Mentha spp., Vitis spp.

Indiana: Fragraria spp., Rosa spp. 

Kansas: Juglans spp.

Michigan: Abies spp., Vaccinium spp.

Montana: Pinus spp.

Nevada: Allium spp.

Mentha spp. 

New Jersey: Rosa spp.  

New York: Vitis spp.  

Oregon: Allium spp., Castanea spp., Corylus spp., Humulus lupulus, Quercus spp., Sambucus nigra, Ulmus spp., Vaccinium spp., Vitis spp.

Texas: Juglans spp. 

Washington: Allium spp., Castanea spp., Corylus spp., Humulus lupulus, Vaccinium spp., Vitis spp.  

Wisconsin: Abies spp., Pinus spp., Picea spp., Mentha spp. 

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