Can’t be shipped.
Ohio Spiderwort produces clusters of purplish-blue flowers in early June. The three-petaled flowers open in the morning and stand above upright stems with narrow, grass-like leaves. It grows taller than Prairie Spiderwort and works best in the middle or back of sunny plantings.
This species spreads steadily by seed and short rhizomes. In gardens it fits best in larger plantings, wild gardens, or restoration areas where plants are allowed to move and mingle over time.
Ohio Spiderwort combines well with other early-summer prairie plants such as Beardtongue, Wild Indigo, and early blooming prairie grasses. Taller summer flowers like Coneflowers and Bee Balm can follow it and fill in the garden as the season progresses.
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry
Height: 3 feet
Blooms: June, July
Color: Purple
Spacing: 12″ - 18”
Spreads: A lot by seed
Zones: 4-9
Benefits: Pollinators
Ohio Spiderwort spreads a lot by seed. Wherever you plant it, expect it to spread by many feet per year. We wouldn’t plant it in smaller, shorter gardens or in gardens we wouldn’t want it to spread everywhere. It’s best suited for wild gardens with other taller, spreading plants. It is pretty in June though, especially next to Golden Alexanders and Foxglove Beardtongue.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Prairie Phlox
Culver’s Root
Great Blue Lobelia
Prairie Loosestrife
Can’t be shipped.
Ohio Spiderwort produces clusters of purplish-blue flowers in early June. The three-petaled flowers open in the morning and stand above upright stems with narrow, grass-like leaves. It grows taller than Prairie Spiderwort and works best in the middle or back of sunny plantings.
This species spreads steadily by seed and short rhizomes. In gardens it fits best in larger plantings, wild gardens, or restoration areas where plants are allowed to move and mingle over time.
Ohio Spiderwort combines well with other early-summer prairie plants such as Beardtongue, Wild Indigo, and early blooming prairie grasses. Taller summer flowers like Coneflowers and Bee Balm can follow it and fill in the garden as the season progresses.
Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Moisture: Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry
Height: 3 feet
Blooms: June, July
Color: Purple
Spacing: 12″ - 18”
Spreads: A lot by seed
Zones: 4-9
Benefits: Pollinators
Ohio Spiderwort spreads a lot by seed. Wherever you plant it, expect it to spread by many feet per year. We wouldn’t plant it in smaller, shorter gardens or in gardens we wouldn’t want it to spread everywhere. It’s best suited for wild gardens with other taller, spreading plants. It is pretty in June though, especially next to Golden Alexanders and Foxglove Beardtongue.
Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!
Prairie Phlox
Culver’s Root
Great Blue Lobelia
Prairie Loosestrife
