Commelina africana

Commelina africana

Native to:
Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Caprivi Strip | Central African Republic | Comoros | Congo | Djibouti | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Madagascar | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | Nigeria | Réunion | Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Commelinaceae
Genus:
Commelina
Species:
Commelina africana

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Forb/herb , Subshrub
Height:
60 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Medium
Bloom Months:
jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov,dec
Bloom Colors:
blue, yellow

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
bees, butterflies

Source: deepseek-v4-flash