what is the botanical name for this one?
It is not erect and grows close to the ground
Is it considered to be invasive?
info on blue dayflower
I am not sure but I have it here and just leave it be, so far the little group is growing biger each year but they are so easy to pull out I just let them grow and pull when I need them to stop!
I think they are really pretty, thought of moving them to the gardens or offering them for trade to our northern friends......
They are a major pest for me in the front garden--constantly pulling them--and they reseed like crazy too. And its not always easy to pull them unless its really, really wet.
I must be lucky then here... they have never out grown their little area and are easy to pull... then again I never pull weeds but after I water.
It could be Commelina diffusa, here is the link.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/54504/index.html
Josephine.
In case you would like to research more here is the link to all the Commelinas
Sorry the link didn't work.
This message was edited Jun 28, 2006 3:52 PM
Hello,
Maybe Commelina erecta, I have it in my yard also zone 8b
-chris
well that's me. I couldn't decide if it were the erecta or the diffusa or dianthaflora...or whatever there are so many
Yes Jackie, I guess that sometimes unless you are very familiar with a plant, or have all the others in front of you all labled neatly, to compare them to your plant, it would be very hard to tell.
At least you know it is a Commelina and that is not bad.
Josephine.
Several of those have 3 blue petals
I see yours is shaped a bit different than mine.
we also have spiderwart so I don't think it is that. The ones in my yard are very short but along the tree line they do grow taller.
This message was edited Jun 28, 2006 9:21 PM
I've always seen this pretty little flower growing wild here and there...I didn't think much about it until my favorite nursery here in SA began selling it! If you look at the blooms closely....it really is a lovely flower.
Well, she's a beauty anyway
Indeed they are pretty . . . and which ever version I have . . . they've really come on strong since that last little shower we had last weekend. Here's a close up of the ones I have.
My entire fields are covered with them . . . but not for long . . . I'm about to go out and shred . . . So if anyone wants some, ya better hurry and get down here . . . lol
I think I have the 'Commelina erecta' dayflower like yours Jackie, with the two petals. It is invasive if you don't watch it. It doesn't like full sun or dry soil, but in moist part- shade beds it really thrives. I can't say it re-seeds for me but the runners definately root. The roots are shallow and they are easily removed. Next to the foundation of the house or fence, it will run up a few feet if allowed to.
I've never known the botanical name for this, but I've always known it as "widows tears", one of the few true blue flowers out there. I have it here growing beneath a pecan tree and it has never gotten out of hand.
Did you know they call them widow's tears because they last such a short time?
Somebody had a sense of humor,maybe?
Josephine.
lol Josephine . . . I reckon so ;)