Tradescantia ohioensis
(Ohio spiderwort)
(Ohio spiderwort)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: Sally and Andy Wasowski, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height: 12 – 24 inches
Spread: 24 inches
Location: Bottom, Sides
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
can self-seed and become aggressive
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium
This plant prefers Sand or Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
mounded to slightly arching
Foliage
blue-green, arching grass-like leaves; can sprawl by late summer;medium texture
Flowers
open clusters with three rounded petals and three sepals, blue to rose; each lasts one day; May-July