Ugly Spiderwort

My Spiderwort 'Blue n' Gold' was a very jolly plant.  Bright vivid arcing leaves and brilliant blue flowers.  That was last year.
Even in the start of this year, the leaves began to revert to their original green.  No more of the striking chartreuse.

Spiderwort 'Blue n' Gold'

As the season progresses, the Spiderwort digresses.  It grows unevenly.

Spiderwort 'Blue n' Gold' 

 The leaves have brown streaks.

Spiderwort 'Blue n' Gold'

The blooms decrease, and the blooms that do appear are wanting for color.

Spiderwort 'Blue n' Gold'

Spiderwort 'Blue n' Gold' with a lack luster bloom

I was so tired of looking at the struggling sucker that I hacked it down to a few inches above the earth.  I have to admit I was not gentle.  I was frustrated and just short of angry.  It's not the plants fault, I'm sure it would not like to be diseased.  It's stunted growth, or the possibility of having to remove it sets me back in my progress and changes the plan.

After I cut it down, I found this at homeguides.sfgate.com

Root Rot

Spiderwort grows well in moist soil, but boggy conditions can allow a water mold (Pythium sp.) to attack roots, causing rot. Symptoms include wilt and eventual death of the plant. Fungal infection begins at root tips and advances up the roots, turning them brown or black and mushy. Good drainage prevents this condition. If root rot infects spiderwort, affected plants must be discarded.

Rust

As a grass-like plant, spiderwort is susceptible to fungal disease caused by a Puccinia species. Infected plants have yellow or reddish-orange, rust-colored, lesions on the leaves in circular spots. Spiderwort grown in moist shade is more likely to develop rust. Low nitrogen and drought conditions can also make plants prone to fungal infection. Cultural practices to reduce the occurrence of rust disease include adequate nitrogen fertilization, irrigating only when necessary and then watering in the morning and watering deeply and improved air circulation through thinning of plants.

The In leu of this.  Let this serve as my farewell to the Blue N' Gold.

C'est la vie