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 Commelina
tuberosa
Called "Sleeping Beauty" or "Day Flower" because the flowers hide away at night, unfurling again in the morning. Incredibly blue flowers borne in groups at the top of stout, lush green stems. Hardy with us and perfectly at home in our garden but bear in mind that new stems do not emerge until late spring. Reaches about 75cm (2ft 6in) tall in its second year. Young stems are fragile and easily break off, however Sue Weston of the NGS tells us that these stems are easy to root in water. 2010/11 Winter update: the tubers and even some young seedlings have come through a very harsh winter again in the ground for us without any losses! Commelina are members of the Commelinaceae family and closely related to Tradescantia.
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