Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort Seed & Plant
(trad-es-KANT-ee-uh  oh-HIGH-en-sis)
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Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort Photo by cj    
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Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort potted plants are available $4 each plus UPS shipping
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Tradescantia ohiensis, Ohio Spiderwort or Bluejacket spiderwort has smooth, bluish to silver stems and  leaves topped with spidery clusters of bright blue flowers. It grows best in light to moderate shade for dark green foliage or in full sun for more flowers.  When cut back to the ground after blooming it will have renewed growth and bloom a second time in the autumn.  It is beautiful when grown on a open wooded hillside with Wild Geraniums or a open meadow with Penstemon (Foxglove Beardtongue), and Monarda (Wild Bergamot).  Ohio spiderwort can be planted in a prairie meadow with Big Bluestem grass, Liatris (blazing Star), Echinacea (Coneflower), Ratibida (Prairie coneflower), Monarda (Bergamot, and other prairie wildflowers and grasses.  Ohio Spiderwort may grow aggressively in rich soil.  Seeds germinate in a few weeks without pretreatment.  Plant Synonyms for Tradescantia ohiensis are Tradescantia canaliculata, Tradescantia foliosa, Tradescantia incarnata, Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. var. foliosa,  Tradescantia reflexa

Tradescantia ohiensis is a native wildflower occurring naturally  in open woods, prairies, and savannas from Massachusetts to Minnesota and Nebraska, south to Florida and Texas.  Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family)

The map below shows areas where native Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort wildflower plants grow wild, it is hardy over a much wider area if planted.  Plant in USDA plant hardiness zones 3 to 9.

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Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort Plant distribution map complements of USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1
  (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.