Spiderwort is technically a wildflower that was native to the New World. Its natural habitat extended from northern Argentina all the way up to southern Canada.
This plant species wasn’t actually introduced into Europe until the 17th century.
Once it was, it was most commonly used as an ornamental plant in containers and borders.
It is considered a herbaceous perennial.
Yet another herb in my garden inventory because it isn’t finicky...even though it may appear to be.
The flowers of this plant are heat sensitive.
They open widely in the morning, then close up during the hottest part of the day, only to open in the late afternoon.
In the photo (above) you can See What I See.
A few flowers are open and one or two buds are still closed.
It was cool and overcast most of the day (on the day that I took these photos).
As a result, the majority of the blooms on my Spiderwort stayed open the whole day.
It likes to grow in clumps and prefers part-shade to full sun.
Originally, these plants’ natural habitat are in woodlands and in shaded meadows.
They like acidic soil that is moist and well drained and a cluster can grow up to 3 feet tall.
You do have to watch it because it will spread, vivaciously.
This makes Spiderwort a fantastic ground cover.
The flower colours available in a Spiderwort plant are: blue, purple, pink and white. (White is the rarest colour to see.)
The colour I am showing you is blue which provides a striking contrast against its green foliage.
Some species of Spiderwort are edible like the Virginiana Spiderwort.
The roots, seeds, leaves and flowers can all be consumed.
Topically the leaves can be used to make a poultice to help heal wounds and bring down inflammation that is associated with bruising.
I give you Tradescantia Ohiensis.
I welcome your comments and I invite you to follow me on my journey...we will be embracing plant medicine and the beauty of the flora and fauna around us.
~ Rebecca
What bright colors. Very interesting in appearance and interesting story about him. Thanks for sharing. We have not seen such flowers.
Hi @magnata! I am happy that I have been able to show you a plant in flower that you have not seen before.
When this happens, it's like giving someone a beautiful gift and it brings me pleasure to share the surprise of it, with you. ;)
Amazing flower. Its bright colors fascinate. Thank you for the extensive information about it.
Thanks for taking a look @serkagan! They are brightly coloured flowers and they really stand out against its green foliage.
wow nice flowers..
Thank you @sizuka!
No wonder the mechanism of its showing its beauty through out the day sounds really cool.
No wonder Spiderwort looks really amazing.One of my favorite color as well.
Yeah, it is really cool that this plant demonstrates its intelligence right before our eyes, in its ability to open and close its blossoms based on the heat of the sun or lack there of...
Beautiful! That’s such a deep blue!
Thanks so much @dajohns1420!
On another note, I have to tell you that I am 10 days away from Harvest and nothing could’ve prepared me for what th cmh lights can produce...started to flush and they all grew more hair...I can only think it’s the lights.
It’s like the plants decided to grow more buds in the 11th hour...have you seen this happen before?
awesome, simply awesome.
followed.
i'll have to look into those lights
I’m guessing it’s the buds closest to the lights? If so it’s pribably heat or light damage. If it starts to foxtail then it’s definitely heat and light. If your temp is good you can try moving the light up a little bit, or bending the stem over. The CMH might be overwhelming those top nugs.
Just wanted to let you know that I have written a post about this and have given credit to you for helping me to understand what happened.
Thanks again...I really appreciate your willingness to look over my shoulder occasionally and offer your wealth of expertise to me.
https://steemit.com/cannabis/@rebeccaryan/a-cannabis-gardening-journey-the-discovery-of-foxtails
The flowers are bright and the colors are beautiful and beautiful
Hello my dear friend
And with everything you publish it from beauty
Thank you for your kind words @walidsalah!
Wonderful share of a wildflower! The large green blades and the flowers themselves seem to be the perfect combination for protection, water and nutrients and of course to show off the beautiful colors!
Welcome and thanks so much for having a look and taking a moment to comment @digitalcreations!
We have Tradescantia Ohiensis violet flower in our garden
Hi @yetaras! What colour do you have growing in your garden?
Purple
First off all, its a beautiful flower with deep, indeed blue color, some of spiderwort are edible and have power of medicine effect to heal wounds. They are also found in variety of colours and white are rare, thanks for all.
This plant really does catch your eye when it's in flower...thankfully it blooms from June until the middle of October...it provides a good, long show for us all. LOL! ;)
it is a lovely flower!
Thank you very much @ahlawat!
Looking really adorable flowers there. Well explained about Spiderwort plant @rebeccaryan. As nature lover I collected your these plant details and saved my PC nature folder.
Wow! Thanks for letting me know that you are saving this information @kingsberry!
I am honoured that you would even think about doing that.
Thank you very much! ;)
That is a beautiful flowers instead wild plant. Bets gardening trail @rebeccaryan. Long leaves and blue coloring flower so impressive.
Such a beautiful contrast, blue, yellow and green. And since it's edible, does it have health benefit to consume this flower?