Texas baby blue eyes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Nemophila |
Species: | N. phacelioides
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Binomial name | |
Nemophila phacelioides |
Nemophila phacelioides, commonly called large-flower baby-blue-eyes or Texas baby-blue-eyes, [1] [2] is a flowering plant in the waterleaf family ( Hydrophyllaceae). It is native to the South Central United States, where it is found in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. [3] Its natural habitat is in woodland openings in riparian bottoms, in sandy or silty soils. [4]
Nemophila phacelioides is an herbaceous annual. It blooms in the spring, where it produces large showy flowers with a blue or purple outer edge, fading into white. [4] The flowers are about an inch wide, and have five petals. The leaves of the plant are irregular, with about 7-10 teeth. The plant grows about 10 inches tall, and can often form a blanket cover over the ground. [5]
This plant performs well in the shade, and needs slightly moist soil. Baby Blue Eyes do well sown from seed, with about 12 inches of spacing. [5] Seeds can be collected by tying a bag to the flower head.