zone 6a – virginia spiderwort
I first noticed and admired it in my neighbors garden in 2023 (2nd pic) and two years later, they lovingly offered me a heap of it to begin my own garden! they said if I ever want anything from their garden to just ask ❤️
by Nervous-Award976
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Oh good picture! That’s a little hoveryfly! Not a bee, but arguably just as important insects 🙂
I just got some of this from my mom’s yard! So exciting to receive plants!
Just a heads up – virginia spiderwort is very pretty (and it’s native to the eastern US), but it is a pretty annoying plant to deal with. It spreads like crazy, and it creates these very thick tuber-like roots under the soil that can choke out your other plants. The roots make it near-impossible to dig out and remove if you change your mind, too. That could be a good thing – it’s basically one of the few native plants that can outcompete invasive weeds. If you like it, go for it, but if you’re not familiar I would do some research first before you plant the spiderwort in your garden.
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My spiderwort feels old looking at this. Lol. When I was in high school one of my friends mom dug up a chunk of hers and gave it to me. It blew up as expected and grew all along the side of my dad’s house for years. Through various moves and life, I still have a bit of it and soon it will be allowed to spread freely. (I’m 41 🤓)
I think you have both a hoverfly AND a tiny bee! It looks like you have a little bee on the rear flower. Maybe a small carpenter bee (Ceratina sp) but that’s just a guess!
This is why natives are so important
I took photos this morning too! So pretty. Columbus, OH.
https://preview.redd.it/rj1q1q3lnb5f1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d40a979e7c6f8d39465005db1393eb621798efd2
yeah I saw one a few days ago around my newly planted native patch and around my mulch. It’s probably thinking “I’ll have to come back here later, lol”
What great neighbors and what a gorgeous plant
What a cutie!