Season of Interest

Summer

Plant Type

Perennial

Pot with several starters. Rare for Seattle, Perennial, sun to full shade, low maitanance. Bloom all summer. In bloom now Prairie Spiderwort forms a low-growing patch of deep blue blooms in late spring to early summer. As with other spiderworts, the blooms are open in the morning until the sun gets hot, and then close to conserve energy—a process that results in an overall longer bloom period, and a great deal of morning pollinator activity. This Spiderwort grows well in a variety of soils including hot dry spots where other plants may struggle. Long-lived, it forms attractive patches , it doesn’t usually out-compete other taller, well established plants. Consider planting it along with some later-blooming prairie flowers and grasses nearby