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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 2 to 4 inches
Plant Spread: creeping habit, 6 to 8 inch spread
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: 3 blue petals
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Leaves
Flowers
Eating Methods: Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
Image
Common names
  • Spreading Dayflower
  • Climbing Dayflower

Photo Gallery
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-10-16
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-09-13
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-09-13
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: October 30, 2010
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-09-13
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-09-13
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-09-13
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-08-30
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-08-30
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-10-12
Distinguishable by the 3 blue petals
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: October 17, 2010
A patch growing in the lawn
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2010-10-17

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