Ohio Spiderwort, Bluejacket, common spiderwort, smooth spiderwort, Tradescantia ohiensis Ref., wildflowers of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden.

(Ohio Spiderwort, smooth spiderwort). The petals of this Spiderwort can vary from blue to pink and sometimes white, but blue is the usual. The sepals are mostly smooth, the terminal cluster of 3-parted flowers, each about 1" wide, with 2 long with leaf-like bracts below (sometimes more than 20 flowers, but usually with only two open at once). The stamens have multicellular hairs. It is erect, 16 to 40" high, stiff stems usually often branching; leaves are flat, smooth and surrounding the stem, with larger leaves usually less that 1/3" wide. The genus name refers to John Tradescant (1608-1662), English gardener to the King; the species name meaning of or from Ohio.

	Plants of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
	Common Name	Scientific Name	Plant Family	Garden Location	Prime Season
	Bluejacket	Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.	Spiderwort	Upland	Late Spring to Early Summer
Other names and notes	(Ohio Spiderwort, smooth spiderwort). The petals of this Spiderwort can vary from blue to pink and sometimes white, but blue is the usual. The sepals are mostly smooth, the terminal cluster of 3-parted flowers, each about 1" wide, with 2 long with leaf-like bracts below (sometimes more than 20 flowers, but usually with only two open at once). The stamens have multicellular hairs. It is erect, 16 to 40" high, stiff stems usually often branching; leaves are flat, smooth and surrounding the stem, with larger leaves usually less that 1/3" wide. The genus name refers to John Tradescant (1608-1662), English gardener to the King; the species name meaning of or from Ohio.