I think it was Romeo who said " What's in a name....? ". In the flower kingdom, it seems, quite a bit! The genus name, Commelina Communis,tells quite a story. There once were three Dutch brothers......... The two blue petals represent the two brothers that went on to become botanists who were well known in their time; the little petals represent the third brother who achieved little before his death...... The second genus name refers to how this plant can develop a community of flowers by rooting from the stem nodes. This plant is from Asia. The flowers blooms only for a day. I hope you will click on the picture to see the little yellow flower like feature of this flower..... this is something that most people miss.
Where I found it : in the yard
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