Tradescantia Spiderwort 'Blue N Gold': aka 'THE MONSTER"

I've mentioned this guy before.  I'm perplexed what to do with him.

I'm supposed to say this has bright golden - yellow grass like foliage that beautifully shows off the violet-blue flowers which are open most of the day but close in the evening.  The flowers shrink back into a cluster of pods that will leave purple juice on your skin if you brush past them.  Loves full sun and will tolerate clay soil (yay).

This is what it looked like when I bought it.  See the brightest grass like plant in the photo?  It was a head turner.  This is Spring 2013 (see post here).


It was planted and for awhile it performed like it should and I was happy and proud of my choice.  Then, it started to revert to it's original color - Garden Green.  I don't want to diss the color green AT ALL - but I don't dream of a sea of the same color in my garden.  That's what grass lawns are for!  The plant developed some rust spots.  It got floppy.  I cut it back - thought I'd sentenced it to death - and it came back.
It came back with a purpose.  Taller, wider and more blooms.  Excepts - now it's half and half.  Half yellow - gold and half garden green.

That's the bullet point version of my trial with my Spiderwort.  Now this is what it looks like in June.

Tradescantia Spiderwort 'Blue and Gold'

Again with with rust spots and the flopping over.  I' wish I could just let it be natural and be crazy and wild like it seems to want to be.  But I think it upsets the tranquility of everything else.  (Maybe i should plant it nest to 'Miss Manners' Obedient plant for some lessons).
Maybe it flopped because it got too dry for a day to 2, maybe it needs to fed more, maybe this is just what it does.

I think I've decided to cut it back 6-8ish inches from the ground then find the monster a new home.
Perhaps it would be better amongst more form fitting type friends, like a few sculpted evergreens.  This way it can be behind a neat clump and appreciated for it's wildness, instead of being at the front of the bed with it's crazy hanging out everywhere.....maybe I think too much.
Either way, the blades are coming out!

So a farewell for the time being.  I can't capture the brilliance of the blue blooms - which I consider a treat and is the trait that allows the plant to stay.