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The listing, Day flower seed. A Texas wild flower has ended.

Seeds hand gathered be me this morning.
these started as a wild flower in my yard and through gathering of seeds and transplanting, I now have them in all my flower beds, even the ones I could not grow anything in before.
They are a wonderful self seeding addition to your garden. they will continue to come back year after year and all you need to do is enjoy there sweet little faces :)

Here is some info I found for you about them:
Commelina erecta L.
Russell County, Kansas
Perennial
Height: 4-30 inches
Family: Commelinaceae - Spiderwort Family
Flowering Period: July, August, September
Stems: Erect or decumbent, usually pubescent at nodes.
Leaves: Alternate, simple, linear-lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, 1 to 4 inches long, 1/2 to 1 inch wide, glabrous or lightly pubescent, waxy; margins entire; tips pointed; basal sheaths conspicuous; margins fringed with whitish hairs.
Inflorescences: Few-flowered clusters.
Flowers: 3-parted; enclosed by spathes, 1/2 to 1 inch long, open across top but fused along back margin; upper 2 petals larger and blue; lower petal smaller and white; stamens 6, 3 fertile, 3 sterile.
Fruits: Capsules, 3-celled; seeds smooth, brown, white-dotted.
Habitat: Moist, sandy or rocky soils.
Distribution: Throughout, but infrequent in northwest quarter of Kansas.
Comments: The flowers bloom for only one day, wilting into a moist, blue mass after a few hours. The flower can last longer on cloudy days or in shady settings. The genus Commelina was named for members of the 18th century Dutch family Commelyn. The 2 upper petals are said to represent the 2 brothers who were famous botanists. The lower petal, almost unnoticeable, represents a third brother who died young, before accomplishing anything in botany.
Questions & Comments
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F&W Would this do alright in lower michigan?
Apr 19th, 2012 at 2:06:35 PM PDT by
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I believe they grow though out the US and Europe.
Apr 19th, 2012 at 5:08:16 PM PDT by
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Thank you I will be F&W.
Apr 25th, 2012 at 7:36:32 AM PDT by
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I hope you will be posting more of these, it doesn't look like I have the winning bid and I really like the looks of these flowers.
Apr 25th, 2012 at 7:40:06 AM PDT by

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