Tradescantia virginiana L. is one of several species of Spiderwort. This one is edible. You can cook the stalks like asparagus. The leaves can be eaten in a salad or cooked as a pot herb. The blooms can be eaten also.
It has medicinal qualities as well. The root is a laxative and juice from the leaves is soothing for bug bites.
It grows in just about every state east of the great plains. As a native wild flower it is really easy to grow.
It has medicinal qualities as well. The root is a laxative and juice from the leaves is soothing for bug bites.
It grows in just about every state east of the great plains. As a native wild flower it is really easy to grow.