Tradescantia ohiensis

Description

Tradescantia ohiensis, or Ohio Spiderwort, is a 1-2 foot, tough, drought-tolerant and long-blooming perennial for dry to medium, moist, well-drained soils in full to part sun. Ohio Spiderwort’s deep blue-violet flowers appear from late spring to midsummer alongside blue-green grass-like foliage. The flowers bloom in the morning and early day and then close in the heat of the afternoon, unless it’s cloudy or cool. The perennial is used in borders, naturalizing and rock gardens. Bumblebees pollinator this plant, and other bees, flies, and butterflies also visit the flowers.

Tradescantia ohiensis is also commonly known as Bluejacket.