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Smallflower baby blue eyes

Nemophila aphylla

Smallflower baby blue eyes
Photo: Kaldari, Public domain

Smallflower baby blue eyes is a tiny native annual wildflower of rich, moist woodlands in the southeastern United States, bearing very small white or pale blue flowers in spring. It is a wild plant, grown mainly by enthusiasts for native or woodland gardens rather than as a common ornamental.

Family
Hydrophyllaceae (Hydrophyll family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, as it naturally grows in moist woodland soil.
Soil
Rich, moist, humus-rich woodland soil.
Temperature
Suited to temperate climates; hardy in mild winters, protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. & SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Nemophila aphylla, the smallflower baby blue eyes, is an annual flowering plant that is endemic to the southeastern United States and typically found in rich, moist woodlands. It has very small white or pale blue flowers, typically about 0.12 inches wide, that bloom from March to May. The genus Nemophila is placed in the family Hydrophyllaceae.

Other Nemophila plants

Basin nemophila · Small baby blue eyes · Fivespot · Baby blue eyes · Smallflower nemophila · Littlefoot nemophila · Largeflower baby blue eyes · Eastwood's baby blue eyes · Sierra baby blue eyes · Baby Blue Eyes

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nemophila aphylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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