I just spotted this flower this morning growing at the edge of the woods at the back border of my yard. The blue petals are very beautiful. Thanks for posting information about this wildflower. It's nice to know what it is.

I transplanted this from my in-law's yard (next door). At the time didn't realize how invasive it was. But the rare deep, rich blue petals are worth it! I've shot numerous photos of it.

I found this plant growing in the alley in town. It is such an unusual looking flower. Thanks for helping me ID it!!

Thought I had gotten rid of it all in 2007, then regretted it in the last few years. It popped up again this spring and I am happy to see it.

This plant pops up everywhere in my yard. I let it grow in some areas, but pull it where it tries to take over. I do love its pretty little orchid like flowers.

i have this in my garden and thought it was a sterile asiatic lily as it came up near my stargazers. i never let it bloom, just pulled it out. this summer, i have it in a different spot in my garden and it bloomed due to weed neglect...it is so delightful!

This stuff is along the trails in the woods west of Rush Lake in New Brighton. Yeah, it's pretty, but it doesn't belong there. It doesn't belong in Minnesota at all--it adds nothing to the local ecology. :( You should not call this a wildflower, even if seen growing in the wild somewhere. It is not a wildflower, but a plant that escaped from someone's garden.

At last I know what this is. It first popped up the backyard of my former house (also in NE Mpls), amongst the alyssum. Now it's in my new gardens and I have been searching everywhere to try to find out what it is. Thank you! I only have three plants and I'll be yanking them up in the morning. Sure, they are very pretty. But when you think that this plant will out-compete any of the native species I've been planting (and even any of the hopefully tame sedum, cosmos, zinnias and flowering kale), then clearly it's a danger to the native ecosystem. This year I see so many more butterflies - I don't know if it's because they are losing so much countryside habitat or if it's because more people are growing milkweeds and I have lots of butterfly plants in my yard now. But I'm getting rid of any non-natives that spread and are hard to take out. We have enough lovely native species that will feed the birds, bees and butterflies. Thank you for this website - it's wonderfully helpful!

This showed up in my garden about 8 years ago. I've been trying to decide what to do with it, let it grow, pull it out, etc. In the meantime it's been moving around my perennial gardens. At least for this year, I'm letting it go. Thank you for helping me to identify it, so I can research it's invasive properties.

I got this from my mother. Always end up pulling some every year. This year I let it take residence in a few areas. I love the little faces in the true blue flowers.

Out of 8 comments, only two of us pulled this non-native species up - and the rest think it's pretty enough to leave growing? I'm confused. I guess that's why I'll be pulling up this, Campanula Rapunculoides, creeping charlie, and now trying to destroy the clump of Japanese Knotweed I just discovered, for the rest of my life. Thanks, neighbors!

I have been trying to get rid of Commelina communis as soon as I see its first leaf in the spring with round up but it is resistant to round up is popping up again this spring. Any suggestions on how to get rid of it? I do not pull it cause I heard it seeds underground as well and spreads that way too. I heard heavy mulching works but that will be my last resort. Any other chemical that would work?

I've been noticing this non-native wildflower growing in our yard the last few years. This year it is really taking over! I love the vibrant blue flowers, and I let it grow where nothing else will. Fortunately it's really easy to pull up where I don't want it to grow.

Would love to find out how to get rid of it. It's taking over my flower gardens no matter how many times I pull it. HELP! As started in a prior post, I've also discovered that Round Up does not kill it.

Holly, it's an annual so round-up, which is intended to kill perennials, won't have any effect. The issue is the seed bank, which could take several years to deplete. About all you can do is keep pulling it up as it sprouts. It should diminish over time.

Great site for flower id! I have tons of these lovely little cobalt blue flowers in my yard. They are invasive but easily held back by weeding to keep them in the field stone border. They are my favorite in the garden and best grown in masses.

We have these in our gardens - they are pretty and not too invasive it seems, so I just leave them-I have lots of far worse stuff to get rid of (quackgrass, dandelions, creeping charlie, etc.)

I have a ton of it growing up from my neighbors yard. It has taken over one section of my garden. I refuse to use round up or any other poisons so I just keep pulling them out by hand.Through hard work and tenacity I just may rid my yard of that and the ever present creeping charlie. Now theres a noxious weed if ever I saw one. Can't believe I saw it for sale at Menards several years ago.

I've discovered this plant growing along the Gateway trail, Maplewood MN and near a restored wetland in North St,. Paul, MN. I highly recommend control of this plant. I suspect that it may spread by seed with mowing or by adhering to feet.

This Asiatic Dayflower is like a zombie! It won't die! You can pull a clump, shake off the dirt, leave it out on pavement to dry out in the sun, come back a week later, and find it alive with green leaves. It is a pain to pull out of the lawn and garden. I suspect it hitched a ride in a previous owner's bag of mulch. It would have been great if the previous owner knew that this was a non-native pest. I removed every stalk, plant, leaf and flower I could find from my yard and garden. Hopefully there will be less of it next spring.

The DNR plant checklist lists Commelina erecta as a native, and endangered, at that. I am curious as to how you determine native status. I'm also curious as to how the DNR and USDA do as well, as they frequently have discrepancies. The USDA did not list either of these 2 species, so they had no input on native status. Incidentally, I've had one of the two in my south Minneapolis back yard, but eradicated it because it was too aggressive and not all that impressive.

Kelly, for rare plants we follow whatever status the DNR sets on species. You can check out their rare species guide to see what criteria they use to make their determinations. USDA should follow whatever the DNR status is, but USDA is very slow to update so a lot of their information is probably outdated. Their distribution maps are very much outdated, which is why we make our own.

has anyone seen Asiatic day flowers in menomonie or near by in Wisconsin?? I come from ct and love these. one grew in a plant I came with, but I cant find any local plants

Sheryl, while we appreciate the beauty of Asiatic dayflower, it escapes cultivation and can infest natural areas in this region. It is difficult enough as is to keep the balance of native ecosystems, but is even more challenging when we intentionally plant species that have shown themselves to be problematic. If you want blue flowers in your garden, why not try some natives instead?

I have a bunch of these rooting and colonizing my little sidewalk garden here in St. Cloud, about three blocks east from the Mississippi River. They are very pretty and very tough!

We have nice patches of them here. They are more purple than blue, however.

I am also astonished many people in this posting are not deathly afraid of this highly invasive exotic. We have spent 10 years ridding our 25a woodland of Garlic Mustard, Buckthorn, and a host of other invasive plants. We have caught Asian Dayflower early, but I would say it potentially is as difficult to control as Garlic Mustard. It spreads like wildfire and as someone mentioned it is very difficult to kill before it goes to seed. Two applications of Roundup will do the job. Hand digging also works. Put the plants in your garbage to be taken out. Mark areas where plants have been removed with survey flags and monitor and control for at least 7 years to make sure no seeds have germinated. Then watch for it the rest of your life.

I have hugs swaths of this in one of my gardens and in a few of the more wild areas of the yard. Controlling it seems to be a losing battle so I am trying to plant things that will hopefully out compete it in time. Too bad, it's a beautiful little plant.

Saw this growing in the ditch. Sorry to see it is considered an invasive plant. Seems like everything is these days.

Saw this plant growing in park garden by Stone Arch Bridge Mpls. Anyone know where I can get seeds or plant?

Jody, please do not spread this around Minnesota. We have enough trouble with garden escapees as it is.

I've heard it tastes pretty good. Eat the weeds & they are no longer invasive.

I saw this near Hazelhurst (Oneida County) in far northern Wisconsin on 9/5/18.

My plant started dying in my garden then this popped up in my garden and looked really similar to my perennial leaves but it quickly took over and killed it. I left it to grow but now that I know it's a weed I will pull it. Hopefully it won't pop back up and kill any of my other plants.

It is a preferred food for deer according to www.illinoiswildflowers.info pollinated principally by bees. There is a small colony that persists near the railroad tracks between Elway and Glenn Terrace in the west 7th neighborhood in Saint Paul and has done for many years. It hasn't spread as far as I can see.

Randall, being a preferred food for deer isn't much of a selling point for wildflower lovers. ;)

Apparently it is tasty. For those who despise this plant some find redress in eating it... "I like the idea of dropping the little shoots in butter and watching them wilt...I really do not like this plant." (Michelle Wiesbrook)" taken from http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=507

We bought a small acreage with many landscapes features and this darn thing has taken over three adjacent beds. I've pulled it for five years now and it is as plentiful as ever. I try to pull the whole dang thing out, but man! And as said above, you can pull it and leave it on the sidewalk or in the wheelbarrow and it will still be green a week later! My only option at this point is to dig out the beds (I really can't use any chemicals to kill it? I'm long past gentle methods, hah!) and lay down weed barrier material (ohmygosh tell me this will keep it at bay?!) and just have a rock garden with some potted plants. On that note - can I grow native flowers in a large container? :) This weed is seriously in my nightmares and I'm always afraid to spot it outside of my property... haven't yet! I'm trying my hardest to contain the boogers!

This is all over my yard, mostly in shady spots. It is quite invasive and I'll continue pulling up as much as I can!

Found along the main trail northwest of the Discovery Center in the Oakdale Nature Preserve.

I didn't know what it was and it seemed to only bloom in early summer. Now my tree is huge and it gets more shade. It had surprisingly taken over that part of the flower garden. The orange/yellow and burgundy of the marigolds look good surrounded by the deep blue. I love its little face with the three yellow spots with the burgundy inside.

Found this almost underneath 280 in Falcon Heights today while mushroom foraging. After confirming that it had maroon spots I eradicated it. A weedy non-native today is an invasive tomorrow.