A pretty weed, ID'd.

After pulling bales of this out of my garden a few years back, I encountered it again in a charming garden on Euclid, in Lockport. It's part of Lockport in Bloom. (No linkie from this mobile post.)

It looks great here, and I discovered its name: commelina communis (Asian Dayflower).

You've seen it everywhere, I bet, but it rarely looks as nice as this.
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Cindy, MCOK said…
Funny, I saw that blooming on the roadside here just last week. It's such a gorgeous shade of blue ... but I know better than to allow it in my garden beds! I'll continue to enjoy it from a distance.
8:20 AM
EAL said…
Thanks Howard! How exciting--I look forward to 2 more dedicated gardeners like you guys taking up residence here!

Hope to see you soon.
12:04 PM
Gail said…
The blue of the Asian Dayflower bloom is stunning...gail
5:34 AM
Carol Bradford said…
It's been up in Ontario for years. Maybe just jumped the border? Truly a beautiful color. I'm not sure how it got to be considered such a weed but I suppose we'll find out.
Thanks again for welcoming me to Buffalo.
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11:56 AM
Blumgarden said…
Thank you for sharing your blogspot. It was most interesting. I appreciate you mentioning my garden plant...(Asian Dayflower). I had no idea it was invasive~ Been in this same spot for 15yrs.
7:23 PM
C. C. said…
I've been wondering forEVER what that beautiful weed is. Thank you!
11:44 AM
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