Published March 7, 2015 at 768 × 1024 in Summer 2014-15 on average Next » Commelina cyanea in Monash Street Deep-blue flowers of Commelina cyanea make a fine show during summer mornings in Monash Street, Manilla, NSW. Early settlers in the colony called them “scurvy weed”, and ate the leaves to alleviate scurvy.