Are Patrinia and the Musa acuminata varieties of Banana both plants noted for their long-lasting flowers?
Patrinia Patrinia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the honeysuckle family. There are about 17 species native to grassy mountain habitats in China, Siberia and Japan. These are unassuming clump-forming perennial plants having thin, erect stems with few leaves and bearing a terminal inflorescence with yellow or white flowers. The use for this plant is to provide a flower through long hot summers.
Commelina tuberosa Commelina tuberosa is an herbaceous plant in the dayflower family native to Mexico but grown worldwide as an ornamental plant. It is characterized by its purple-splotched spathes with free margins, its bright blue petals of equal size, its tuberous roots, and its four to ten flowered lower cymes. In the wild, it is encountered in moist fields, open forests, or pine-oak forests. The species is sometimes considered to include the species "Commelina coelestis", "Commelina dianthifolia", and "Commelina elliptica", such as in the Flora Mesoamericana. When these are treated as separate, they are often referred to as the ""Commelina tuberosa" complex". Horticulturally, the species are often treated as separate entities because of their differing habits and leaf shapes. In this sense, "Commelina tuberosa" is a low-growing plant with long narrow leaves.