Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by: Marjorie Shropshire, Martin County Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Dick Diener

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Ohio spiderwort, bluejacket

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Tradescantia ohiensis

Family:

Commelinaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-3 ft tall by 1.5-2.5 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

pink,blue,purple

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Evergreen, flowers spring-fall. Blooms in the morning.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Adaptable to the casual or wildflower garden. Can be used as groundcover or border plant. Naturalizes.

Considerations:

Can spread overly quickly.

Availability:

Friends

Propagation:

Seed or division. Plant once and you will have it for many years.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts pollinators, especially bees.

Native Habitats:

Open sites, deciduous woods.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Named after John Tradescant (1608-1662) who served as gardener to King Charles I of England.

General Comments: