General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Vegetable
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Pollinators: Bees
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Yellow Commelina
  • Wandering Jew

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Location: S130 Road South of Lower Sabie, Kruger NP, South Africa
Date: Feb 2014
By Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE (Yellow Commelina (Commelina africa

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