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Tradescantia ohiensis

Ohio spiderwort is the most widespread spiderwort in the United States, a clumping perennial with bluish waxy leaves and blue flowers that grows in fields, roadsides and thickets. It is fully hardy, dies back in winter and is easy in any sunny garden bed.

Tradescantia ohiensis
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open, often disturbed sites: roadsides, railways, fields and thickets, less often woodland edges and streambanks.

Lowland to about 900 m (median 180 m).

Eastern United StatesCentral United StatesOntario

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.