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Commelina dianthifolia <br>WIDOW'S TEARS, DAY FLOWER

Commelina dianthifolia <br>WIDOW'S TEARS, DAY FLOWER

$1.26

Original: $3.61

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Commelina dianthifolia <br>WIDOW'S TEARS, DAY FLOWER

$3.61

$1.26

The Story

Day flower is in the spiderwort family (Commelinaceae). The two most common genera in North America are Commelina (the dayflowers) and Tradescantia (the spiderworts). 

The flowers of all dayflowers are blue, often a lovely pastel. Widow's tears day flower grows in rocky soils in woodland and forest openings. While many of the dayflowers grow in wet soils, birdbill dayflower grows on relatively dry well drained slopes. Plants thrive with the onset of summer rains.

Type: Perennial

Hardiness zones: 6-11

Height: 8", 20cm

Location: Full sun or part shade

Seeds per packet: 20

By peganum from Small Dole, England - Commelina dianthifolia, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47473663

Description

Day flower is in the spiderwort family (Commelinaceae). The two most common genera in North America are Commelina (the dayflowers) and Tradescantia (the spiderworts). 

The flowers of all dayflowers are blue, often a lovely pastel. Widow's tears day flower grows in rocky soils in woodland and forest openings. While many of the dayflowers grow in wet soils, birdbill dayflower grows on relatively dry well drained slopes. Plants thrive with the onset of summer rains.

Type: Perennial

Hardiness zones: 6-11

Height: 8", 20cm

Location: Full sun or part shade

Seeds per packet: 20

By peganum from Small Dole, England - Commelina dianthifolia, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47473663