Ohio Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

Ohio Spiderwort is a perennial for mid-border, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay or loam, flowering May, Jun, Jul.

Where to use it in a border

At around 75 cm, it sits best through the middle of a border, between taller structure behind and edging in front. Give it about 45 cm of room to spread, roughly 2 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 4a to 9a, so check it suits your area before planting.

It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, pollinator-friendly plants.

Border Builder uses Ohio Spiderwort's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.

Flowering through the year

Worth knowing

• Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
• Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.

Good companions

Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:

• American Spikenardfor height behind it
• Aromatic Asterto edge in front
• Blanket Flower 'Arizona Sun'to edge in front
• Bottle Gentianto edge in front
• Common Sneezeweedfor height behind it
• Compass Plantfor height behind it

Garden styles

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