Martha's exotic Backyard in Israel:
Commelina communis, Asiatic dayflower, Widow's Tears, קומלינה , ודמעות האלמנה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Commelina communis |
| Common name: |
| Asiatic dayflower, Widow's Tears |
| Hebrew name: |
| קומלינה, ודמעות האלמנה |
| Family: |
| Commelinaceae, קומליניים |

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| | Life form: |
| Herbaceous annual plant |
| Leaves: |
| Lanceolate, or lance-shaped, to ovate-elliptic, between egg-shaped and ellipse-shaped. |
| Flowers: |
| Blue, hermaphrodite |
| Flowering Period: |
| July, August, September |
| Habitat: |
| Cultivated Beds |
| Origin: |
| E. Asia - S. China, Japan, India |
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