Re: blue flower
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: blue flower
- From: D* S*
- Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 10:11:09 -0400
On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 09:10:39 CDT "Nancy Lowe" <nlowe@hotmail.com> writes:
> Some of my blue "keepers" are echinops (planted a package of seed
> and only
> had one survive), linum perenne, leadwort (sorry, ceratostigma
> something or
> other), delphinium "blue mirror", an unknown salvia, and lots of
> early
> spring bulbs.
>
One of my favorite blue-flowered plants is the Asiatic dayflower
(Commelina communis). This is yet another "weed" in the eyes of those
people who think "weed" is an actual botanical classification. I myself
prefer the term "of easy care." This self-sowing tender perennial has
larkspur-blue flowers (not sure what the Crayola color is) and grows in
sun or shade. It prefers drier soil than the native dayflowers which
tend to be bog plants. The flowers open in the early morning and stay
open until about Noon, so when I do my early morning pre-work walkabout I
see little blue flowers everywhere (things that are only in bloom while
I'm at work have little value to me). Hardly any root system, so when
one comes up where I don't want it there's about a ten second time
investment to removing it.
Dean Sliger
Warren, Michigan, USA
Zone 6B
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