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dayflower

Any plant of the genus Commelina of the spiderwort family. All have pointed leaves and creeping stems that form roots. The flowers, usually blue, open in the morning and wither by day's end throughout the summer and fall.



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Linnaeus coined Commelina after three members of the Dutch family Commelin, two of whom had prospered.
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Then, in August 1990, Goto's co-workers presented him with X-ray data that revealed the true nature of the bluing agent for Day flower, Commelina communis.
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