Commelina Species, Scrub Dayflower, Slender Dayflower, Whitemouth Dayflower, Widow's Tears (Commelina erecta)

A common "guest" anywhere. This one was in the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, early spring.

by Monocromatico Nov 15, 2003 7:29 AM

by Jeff_Beck Jan 20, 2004 11:02 PM

by Jeff_Beck Jan 20, 2004 11:02 PM

by Jeff_Beck Jan 21, 2004 8:38 AM

Found growing in Sand Pine scrub, Boynton Beach, FL. Quartz sand soil.

by digital_zen Feb 6, 2005 8:44 AM

Erect Dayflower, a volunteer in my garden.

by frostweed Jul 28, 2005 9:49 AM

Whitemouth dayflower, Lawrence, Kansas

by Annarocky Jul 16, 2006 10:52 PM

They only last til about 11:30am but every morning from spring to fall, there they are!

by broncbuster Jul 25, 2007 10:19 PM

by creekwalker Nov 5, 2007 6:14 AM

by creekwalker Dec 6, 2007 3:25 AM

by creekwalker Dec 6, 2007 3:27 AM

A weed growing in the lawn.

by plantladylin Nov 10, 2009 8:45 PM

Found and photographed on steep creek bank at Doeskin Ranch (Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge), Burnet County, Texas, 22 May 2010

by Iceman2458 May 22, 2010 11:04 PM

Lovely little blue flowers among handsome, sword-like leaves

by timmijo Aug 10, 2010 7:14 PM

A patch growning over a narrow water ditch.

by dmtom Sep 29, 2010 11:39 AM

by vossner May 27, 2011 10:01 AM

From a tiny rooted seedling to this much growth in 1 yr.

by vossner May 27, 2011 10:02 AM

Scrub Dayflower, Slender Dayflower, Whitemouth Dayflower, Hierba de Pollo (Commelina erecta) seedlings that have come up in a flowerbed where I had just pulled up hundreds of them 2 days before. 7/7/2017, San Antonio, TX

by htop Jul 7, 2017 3:16 PM

Scrub Dayflower (Commelina erecta) - The boat-shaped spathes are closed on the side toward the stem, but open on the other side; similar Asiatic dayflower and spreading dayflower spathes are open on both sides/ends. The blue petals are out of the way exposing the other parts of the bloom.

by htop Jul 11, 2017 1:16 AM