Common Name: asiatic dayflowerScientific Name: Commelia communis L.Family Name: Commelinaceae - Spiderwort FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced annual, reproducing by seed Stemssmooth, horizontal with upright tips, swollen nodes, nodes rooting Leaveslanceolate to oblong, clasping, veins parallel (grass-like) Flowers3-petaled, 2 larger deep blue petals above, 1 smaller white petal below, leaf-like bract; open for one day