Erect Dayflower Archives - GJM Nature Media https://gjmnaturemedia.com Images of Nature Caught in the Act Thu, 09 Feb 2017 02:14:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://gjmnaturemedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-2-6x6-50q-Helmeted-Guineafowl-4-23-2017-880-32x32.jpg Erect Dayflower Archives - GJM Nature Media https://gjmnaturemedia.com 32 32 Erect Dayflower-Tiny Blue Flowers in the Lawn https://gjmnaturemedia.com/erect-dayflower-tiny-blue-flowers-lawn/ https://gjmnaturemedia.com/erect-dayflower-tiny-blue-flowers-lawn/#respond Tue, 03 Jan 2017 22:10:42 +0000 https://gjmnaturemedia.com/?p=623 The Erect Dayflower, Commelina erecta, is a tiny flowered member of the Commelinaceae or spiderwort family. They are easily mistaken for a grasslike weed in your lawn. They usually grow between 8-10 inches tall. I have seen them in full sun and partial shade environments. Their 1 inch wide flowers are a beautiful shade of […]

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The Erect Dayflower, Commelina erecta, is a tiny flowered member of the Commelinaceae or spiderwort family. They are easily mistaken for a grasslike weed in your lawn. They usually grow between 8-10 inches tall. I have seen them in full sun and partial shade environments. Their 1 inch wide flowers are a beautiful shade of light blue. Members of the Commelinaceae have 3 petals on their flowers. The Erect Dayflower has three also but the third petal is reduced or sometimes absent so their flowers appear to have 2 big petals. Their petals reflect light so their color can appear paler or more whitish under bright conditions. The specimen in this photo was underneath a huge tree and provided the proper light to show off those pretty petals. This species can be found blooming from spring to late fall.

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