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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Deciduous
Other: depending on the zone it's growing in
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Bog gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Stolons and runners
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Whitemouth Dayflower
  • Hierba de Pollo
  • Scrub Dayflower
  • Slender Dayflower
  • Khadzi

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Location: Gause, Texas
Date: 2020-06-09
Bloom May-June Central TX rural setting with very sandy soil.
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-04-19
leaves
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-04-19
stem
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-04-19
leaf
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-04-19
entire plant
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-04-19
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-04-19
Comments:
  • Posted by flaflwrgrl (North Fl. - Zone 8b) on May 4, 2012 5:16 PM concerning plant:
    This is the most variable species of Commelina in North America. Native to most of the world, North America, Central & South America, Africa, the West Indies, Asia, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico.
    It is a preferred food source for white tailed deer & cattle also graze on it.
    This is a member of the Spiderwort family. It starts out erect & with growth becomes more apt to lay on the ground.
    Grows in a vastly wide range of soils and moisture conditions including very dry conditions.

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