Ohio Spiderwort, Blue-jacket
Family: Commelinaceae
(Spiderwort Family)
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Height: 16-40 inches
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Spread: 18-30 inches
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Bloom Time: April to July
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Bloom: royal blue, 3-parted, 1 inches
wide, petals alike; each flower opens up for only one day in the morning and by
noon it shrivels into fluid jelly that trickles like a tear if touched during
the heat of the day
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Light: full to partial
sun
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Soil: acidic, sandy,
loamy
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Moisture: dry to medium
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Use: long-blooming
aromatic perennial for the borders of prairie, naturalized area, meadow or open
spaces of the woodland garden; attracts butterflies and other pollinators like
large bumble bees; erosion control
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Care: cut back to
6-12" in mid-summer to encourage new growth and a possible fall bloom;
divide clumps when they become overcrowded
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems; foliage tends to sprawl in an unattractive manner
by mid-summer; can self-seed and become somewhat aggressive in ideal growing
conditions
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Native to: Dane County,
western, southern and central Wisconsin; United States
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Notes: clump-forming
herbaceous perennial; dark bluish-green arching grass-like leaves up to 1.5 feet long
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Supplier: Agrecol Native Nursery
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Demonstration Prairie I028
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