Spiderwort | A Medicinal and Edible Landscaping Plant

[@doggies1968]

you can tell the author of this (in the video) is a sweet soul. thanks for the contribution!

[@Gnarmarmilla]

Wow. Thank you so much! My neighbor gets upset when I don’t mow the neighborhood field across from my house because I see these flowers and wild hyacinth flowers are growing so I don’t want to cut them down. I didn’t know you could eat them and that they were medicinal. I need to show this to him so that he will not get upset and let me grow them this year, as they are just starting to come up May God bless you.

[@SEJ147]

We have this in our backyard, every spring it increases and the flowers are gorgeous. It attracts so many bees, love it!

[@teperikaetr]

I found this plant in my garden last year. It just came by itself,(weird) at the beginning I thought it was onions, so I let it grow, and my surprise is that it has beautifull flowers. So I let it continue growing until this year and decide to look it's name. I google it, took a picture and find out that it's this plant spiderwort. I love and grow native medicinal plants, so I am keeping it.

[@codybaggett5329]

Used to trim the spiderwort in my yard because I was told it was a weed but I learned what it really was and have been letting it grow instead.

[@countrygalinthecity]

My husband bought me your book for Mother's Day...I love it!

[@itsno1duh]

I have learned to make flower essences with blossoms from my yard and garden. This year Tradescantia Spiderwort aka "Widow's Tears" showed up and just begged for a float in my essence goblet. An inch or two of distilled water and cover the water surface with lovely blossoms, set in the sun for an afternoon. Don't forget them! If the last few years of "cancel culture" has severed or damaged some dear relationships you may find "Widow's Tears" comforting for the heartbreak of separation. When I saw it's knick-name I knew it would be a great essence and it has proven to be a gift from above! Taken a few drops several times a day and store in the fridge.

[@Quegi-mp1pw]

Amy, please consider providing closed captioning in your vlogs for us who are deaf. My ipad indicates it is currently not available. Would much appreciate it.

[@rabbitttz]

Yes! They should come autogenerated so I’m not sure why she would turn them off. I’m not deaf but I still struggle to hear and I use them always.

[@RoughRoadHomestead]

Beautiful flower, I just found it on our property this season💕 this spring and summer has been so much fun harvesting and using our wild medicinal & edible plants....started a seasonal mini-series to share with friends and family about taking their daily health care into their own hands

[@howshebright]

These grow wild in the field across from my house. I dug some up and potted them today. I was originally told they were weeds.

[@calabashqueen]

Mine has spread across the flower bed over the last 9 years. Slowly. I love it and hear it comes in pink, red and white!

[@johnmimisjourney3940]

I have this plant in purple and pink colors. The pink color lower is not as tall as the purple.

[@unclechacha77]

Thank you. I was gifted these yesterday and was wondering what they were about. Planting them today.

[@jessicahawkins6130]

I was just telling my husband last week I wanted edible flowers in a garden!!!!! Oh I love your videos!!!

[@nhartigan72]

Great video, I love how spiderwort opens up in the morning, showing beauty & absorbing the sun's light, & then it closes up & protects itself as the darkness comes. Reminds me of how we should open up, show our beauty, absorb the light of the "Son" of God (Jesus), while also protecting ourselves from the darkness of the world.....I believe the master gardener had a plan here

[@christiebetts4970]

Awesome! I have this in my yard and was wondering what it was.Something bit me outside yesterday and i put a headlamp on last night,found some plantain,made a poultice and the red and swollen area is much better this morning

[@donsmith6036]

I just found some in a ditch and thought it was so beautiful I transplanted it around my house, didn't know what it was until later, looks like a wise choice, sometimes we get lucky

[@Rubiepurl]

Great information. I was hoping spiderwort was beneficial! Thank you, Amy!

[@apcolleen]

I was looking for how to propagate it and saw your video the other day. I just camr bavk from an after dinner walk In a cemetery and slid on some sweet gum balls and slid on my knee and shin. I mashed up spiderwort to clean it and stop the burning since we were pretty deep in the back of the cemetery.

[@WannabeBetter]

I love your channel trailer - it's beautiful and inspirational. Thanks for the video on spiderwort :-)

[@PattyMoor]

I have this growing all over also! So fun to find out good things about my plants!!😊

[@MicheleNugent68]

Yep, they're in Fla too. I Love em! I call em Wild Iris's.😀❤️

[@lifewithlois7262]

I have spiderwort all over my garden never knew this about Spiderwort thanks for the great information I will share this on my Facebook 💕💕God Bless💕💕 I just ordered your book from Amazon 💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@TheFewellHomestead]

aww thank you, Loisann!

[@terriejohnston8801]

ADORE SPIDERWORT. WE HAVE IT IN. W. PA...OXO. All parts are edible...ive bern told. I love the look of it.

[@doloresswann4600]

Thanks for the more in-depth info on its uses... :-)

[@conniebuchner4715]

Sent over from Farm House on Boone, love your podcasts!

[@zuzannavee9558]

Good video, Amy. Thank you!

[@bonniepares8118]

I dug this plant up in Missouri and planted it in Wyoming, it has done very well. My question is.....now that it has stopped blooming do you cut it back?

[@InnerWisdomHealing]

Thank you!

[@MAINEiacGrammiesHomestead]

I have this plant as well my parents dug it up for me from there summer home ... Glad to know more about it Thanks ✌️👍❤️☮️

[@jeromewilliams6433]

How to propagate spiderwort?

[@lifewithlois7262]

Hi Amy 💖🌻💖🌻💖🌻💖 I did a video on your book I bought. I hope you like it 💕💕💕💕💕💕🌻God Bless🌻💕💕💕

[@pl6035]

just subscribed! are they easy to transplant to my yard?

[@TheFewellHomestead]

P L they are extremely easy to transplant!

[@thomasdillon7761]

Cherokee cultivated many of the plants used for food and medicine.

[@spiritisalive1]

I love them. I live in Alabama, & mine are deep purple. Will it choke out weeds? I heard they take over, but specifically wondering about weeds?

[@TheFewellHomestead]

They get bigger and bigger each year until they reach their full maturity. But they don't really spread.

[@spiritisalive1]

@@TheFewellHomestead ok so is it ok to separate them, even though they are already in full bloom? Or wait till they're no longer blooming?

[@irrelevantinfo7260]

I live in Huntsville, Al and it spread so quickly over a relatively short time frame and I had to dig the roots up in alot of places because it was getting to be too much.

[@joannelliott8983]

​@@TheFewellHomestead oh yes they do spread

[@maggiehampton3240]

​@TheFewellHomestead, they absolutely spread. I started w three small little clumps. They got so out of hand where I planted that I divided and moved them into a contained bed. They took it over, choking out everything else, but I do now have over 30 ft of it, and I noticed this yr I also have pink, white, and blue. They have always been dark purple, so I'm excited to see other colors!!

[@mmhmitsaaron]

Wonderful videos

[@italiancatwoman]

Can you grow it from a cutting?

[@HomsteadingThePioneerWay]

Wow thanks

[@myterracegarden1067]

Osm information 👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌

[@MrTrecutter1]

Had to give it a like because the Likes was stuck on 666. 😮 and it is a great video

[@NotJbus]

Never had it in our flowerbed before. This year it’s all over. Why the heck lol. How did it get here? I’m in northwest Ohio Btw.

[@TheFewellHomestead]

probably carried by birds!

[@whitneyrogers6386]

I have some in Soutwest Ohio and it grows very well in our flowerbeds

[@maplegreen3047]

U read that off the pdf off google...I just read it.

[@changelasting5169]

Thank you Amy! You’re a cutie!

[@TheBettyBoopnl]

Spiderwort is so invasive I've been trying to get rid of it for years .

[@christy9766]

No. It's Not an invasive

[@lkaynow]

why must the cherokee always be mentioned, you know they may have learned from the Creek Nation.

[@smarzig]

Deer will not eat it!

[@rickyosborn828]

You need to learn to get to the point lady!