Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort)
grows 2-3 ft. tall
grows in part shade to full sun
prefers dry to medium soils
blooms blue or purple from June-September
natural habitat: moist to mesic black soil prairies and sand prairies
host plant
moderately deer resistant
companion plants: Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue), Asclepias incarnata (Milkweed), Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan)
grows 2-3 ft. tall
grows in part shade to full sun
prefers dry to medium soils
blooms blue or purple from June-September
natural habitat: moist to mesic black soil prairies and sand prairies
host plant
moderately deer resistant
companion plants: Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue), Asclepias incarnata (Milkweed), Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan)
grows 2-3 ft. tall
grows in part shade to full sun
prefers dry to medium soils
blooms blue or purple from June-September
natural habitat: moist to mesic black soil prairies and sand prairies
host plant
moderately deer resistant
companion plants: Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue), Asclepias incarnata (Milkweed), Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan)