‘Sweet Kate’ is a compact, clump-forming, hybrid spiderwort that is noted for its unique yellow foliage. It typically grows to 12” tall. Three-petaled, purplish-blue flowers accented by contrasting yellow stamens are borne in terminal clusters atop stiff stems. Numerous flower buds form in each cluster, but individual flowers open up only a few at a time, each for only one day, blooming in succession from May into summer. Arching, iris-like, bright yellow leaves are folded lengthwise forming a groove.
- Type: Perennial
- Zone: 4 to 9
- Height: 0.75 to 1.00 feet
- Spread: 0.75 to 1.00 feet
- Bloom Time: May to July
- Bloom Description: Purplish-blue
- Sun: Full sun to part shade
- Water: Medium to wet
- Maintenance: Medium
- Suggested Use: Rain Garden
- Flower: Showy
- Leaf: Colorful
- Tolerate: Wet Soil