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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 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!

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: patio area

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2005. Seed from '04 trade. Baggy 70F with light (89%G, 6-8d)

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