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Commelina dianthifolia |
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| Common name |
birdbill dayflower |
| Family |
commelinaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z7?) |
| Flowers |
blue |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (not too dry, good drainage in winter) |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature, do not exclude light
detailed seed-starting info below
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Seed comes from a Canadian trading partner, so I'm hopeful that this will prove hardy in our zone 6 garden. Each flower lasts a day.
I've no idea if this re-emerged from its roots or reseeded - but it came back for a second year. Last year's plants were puny, never worth taking a picture of. This time around, they still don't have much stature, but they show off their flowers nicely. The tiny flower wasp liked it, too!
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: patio area About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| nita attwood | Jun 15, 2010 | I bought a weedy plant last year with 75%off its price tag. The label told me that it was a Commelina dianthifolia. I cut back the old leaves and put it in my polytunnel over winter. Come Spring...nothing . I thought I had lost it, This week ( 2nd week in June )it has just started to push thro` a very healthy green leaf. This plant obviously is a slow starter. |
| Andrew | Jul 29, 2010 | Your photo is of a Tradescantia x andersonii I think, not Commelina dianthifolia. |
| Andrew | Jul 29, 2010 | Sorry. I am wrong. Its not Tradescantia. But its reminiscent of it in the photo. |
- Seed from '04 trade. Baggy 70F with light (89%G, 6-8d)
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