Marsh Dewflower

Other Common Names: marsh dayflower, Asian spiderwort

(Murdannia keisak)

Non-Native

Marsh dewflower has round stems, lance shaped leaves, and flowers with three petals that are pinkish purple on the edges and white in the center.

Description

Marsh dewflower has fleshy stems that root at the nodes, growing horizontally 12-30 inches and then upward up to 20 inches.

Alternate leaves are lance shaped and grow up to three inches long and less than one-third of an inch wide.

Flowers have three spreading petals that are pinkish purple on the edges and white in the center. They bloom in September and October. Flowers grow at the ends of the stems singly or sometimes in small groups of two to four.

Location

Marsh dewflower can be found in South Carolina and the surrounding states.

Propagation

seeds, fragments