Description
Rich Blue flowers.
With abundance of blue flowers this is a great plant for many areas in the garden. Best of the hardy species although also self seeds. Place in the alpine rock garden containers or just in the border to bring these unusual blue flowers.
Flowering: Spring-Summer
Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height: 20cm
Spread: 15cm
Further information:
Take away any debris in late autumn. This plant goes to ground for the winter and appears again in spring. The flowers follow the sun and open in the afternoon.
Common Name: Birdbill Dayflower
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Commelinaceae
Foliage: Lanceolate
Basic Colour: ( blue )
Flower Colour: blue
Natural Flowering: May – July
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 20cm
Soil Requirements: average / dry / well-drained / sandy
Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral
Location: container / cottage garden / border / rock garden / Mediterranean
Usage: ornamental
Pruning: Goes to ground during winter / collect and direct sow seed in Autumn to bulk up
Tolerates: drought tolerant / salt tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance / shallow soil
Origin: South West USA – Mexico
Stuart B. (verified owner) –
Nothing showing yet but if the other plants ordered are anything to go by then I have every confidence this will do well.