Tradescantia ohiensis
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Ohio Spiderwort, Bluejacket
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 | |
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed or division. Plant once and you will have it for many years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Friends, Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Adaptable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Attracts pollinators, especially bees. | |
| Native Habitats: | Open sites, deciduous woods. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| Ethnobotany: | Named after John Tradescant (1608-1662) who served as gardener to King Charles I of England. |