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False dayflower, Widows tears

Tinantia anomala

Description:

bloom has bright blue peddals, purple and white center (center has a hair like apperance) The height of this plant is approximately 1 and a half feet tall.

Habitat:

Grows in shaded areas in my backyard every spring, and dies back during fall and winter.

1 Species ID Suggestions

eeptii x
eeptii x 9 years ago
Widow's-Tears or False Dayflower
Tinantia anomala Tinantia anomala


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2 Comments

Vinny
Vinny 9 years ago

Crazy lookin flower

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Dayflower, genus Commelina http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commelina

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 11, 2015
Submitted on Apr 11, 2015

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