Nemophila menziesii

NEMOPHILA menziesii
(NEMOPHILA insignis)
Baby Blue Eyes

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Type:
Annual

Height: 4" (10cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Blue and white

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Asteridae (Daisy Superorder)

Order: Polemoniales (Jacob's Ladder Order)

Family: Hydrophyllaceae
(under the APGIII system, this plant is now in the
Boraginaceae Family)

Genus: Nemophila

Species: menziesii (Menzies's)

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Nemophila menziesii is a delicate little annual, reaching a height of around 6" or so, forming a cushion of neat, divided leaves, covered in saucer-shaped flowers of sky blue with a white eye in summer.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Spring
Outside
(12 days)

Seed Pod The seed pod is a rounded capsule, opening like a mouth.
Seed The seeds are small and brown. There are several seeds in a pod.
Seedling The seedleaves are rounded. The first true leaves are very lobed.

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				Germination: Spring Outside (12 days)
Seed Pod The seed pod is a rounded capsule, opening like a mouth. Seed The seeds are small and brown. There are several seeds in a pod. Seedling The seedleaves are rounded. The first true leaves are very lobed.