Tradescantia ohiensis -- (Ohio Spiderwort)


 
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 Scientific Name:  Tradescantia ohiensis
 Common Name:  Ohio Spiderwort
 Other Common Names:  Prairie Spiderwort, Bluejacket
 Duration of Life:  Perennial
 Bloom Color:  Blue
 Soil Moisture:  Dry, Mesic, Wet
 Sun Requirements:  Full, Partial
 Plant Origin:  Native
 Competitivness:  Intermediate
 Best established via:  Seed, Plant
 Growth Habit:  Forb/herb
 Height, Mature (feet):  2
 Plant Spacing:  8 to 18 inches
 Flowering Months:  June, July, August
 Seeds Per Ounce:  8,000
 Found in Old fields:  Yes
 Found in Virgin fields:  No
 Where Found in S.E. MN:

 Pronounciation:  trad-es-KANT-ee-uh oh-HIGH-en-sis)
 Category:  Monocot
 Division:  Magnoliophyta
 Class:  Liliopsida
 Order:  Commelinales
 Family:  Commelinaceae
 Genus:  Tradescantia

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