Record #:

36202

Author(s):

Loewer, Peter

Abstract:

John Tradescant the Younger is credited for finding plants such as the Virginia Creeper and Spiderwort, with the latter having his contribution reflected in its Latin name, Tradescantia virginiana. Along with being a popular garden plant, Spiderwort can be found in abandoned farms and homesteads, a testament to their former importance in agrarian life.

Source:

Carolina Gardener (NoCar SB 453.2 N8 C37), Vol. 29 Issue 4, May 2017, p66 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Plants; Gardens and gardening; Farms; Botany; Flowers; Medicine, Herbal; Medicine--Folklore; John Tradescant