CYANOTIS SPECIOSA
Author:
Justus Carl Hasskarl, 1870
Family:
COMMELINACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Commelin. Ind.: 108 (1870)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
30 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Tradescantia speciosa Linné, 1782.
Cyanotis nodiflora Kunth, 1843.
Cyanotis speciosa subsp. bulbosa Faden.
Commelina speciosa, Thunb.
Tonningia speciosa, Raf.
This member of the Commelinaceae family was given this name by Justus Carl Hasskarl in 1870. It is found in southern Africa and Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to a lot of sun. The bulb can grow up to five centimetres in diameter, the whole plant will grow up to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are blue to pink.
The genera name from Latin; cyaneus; 'blue'. The species name means 'showy' or 'spectacular'.
Flower
Blue - Pink
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
