Native Wildflowers, Tradescantia Ohiensis
50 seeds
 
The branched, erect stems of Bluejacket or Ohio Spiderwort are tinged purple and bear grass-like leaves from up to eight nodes. The total height is from 2-3 ft. Showy clusters of blue to rose, three-petaled flowers top the stems. Flowers tend to open in morning.

When touched in the heat of the day, the flowers shrivel to a fluid jelly.

Named after John Tradescant (1608-1662) who served as gardener to Charles I of England.

Tradescantia species will hybridize in just about any combination.

Ohio Spiderwort is native from Maine to Georgia and west to Minnesota and Louisiana.

It is native to the following states:

USA:
Alabama
Arkansas
Connecticut
Deleware
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Indiana
Kansas
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Wisconsin
West Virginia and Canada
 

The seeds need 120 days of cold stratification, so these are perfect for a fall planting. Just plant, forget about it and they will surprise you in spring! You can also simulate this by folding the seeds into a moist paper towel and then a ziploc bag and placing in your refrigerator for 120 days. They are worth it!

Perennial zones 3-10A

This is for 50 seeds