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Omphalodes cappadocica
Also called Cappadocian Navelwort, Navelwort
Omphalodes cappadocica is an evergreen perennial groundcover from woodlands in Turkey and the Caucasus, grown for its blue, white-eyed spring flowers. It does best in moist, shady spots such as woodland plantings.
Omphalodes cappadocica, the Cappadocian navelwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to woodland habitats in Turkey. It is an evergreen perennial growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall by 40 cm (16 in) wide, with slightly hairy, oval pointed leaves and loose terminal racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes, similar to forget-me-nots, appearing in spring.
This plant is valued in cultivation as groundcover for moist, shady situations, such as woodland plantings. The species and the cultivar 'Cherry Ingram' are recipients of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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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.
